Airship Technology
Airship Technology
$198.00
USDThis comprehensive guide (second edition) to modern airship design and operation, written by world experts, is the only up-to-date book on airship technology intended as a technical guide to those interested in studying, designing, building, flying and operating airships. In addition to basic airship principles, the book covers conventional and unconventional design in a panoramic and in-depth manner focusing on four themes: (1) basic principles, such as aerostatics, aerodynamics, propulsion, materials and structures, stability and control, mooring and ground handling, and piloting and meteorology; (2) airship types, including conventional (manned and unmanned), hot air, solar powered and hybrid; (3) airship applications, including surveillance, tourism, heavy lift, and disaster and humanitarian relief; and (4) airship roles and economic considerations. This new edition introduces nine new chapters and includes significant revisions and updates to five of the original chapters.
- A comprehensive technical guide for those interested in studying, designing, building, flying and operating airships
- The second edition introduces nine new chapters and includes significant revisions and updates to five of the original chapters
Reviews & endorsements
'Airship Technology offers a remarkable quantity and quality. For any student or practising engineer in the airship business this constitutes very worthwhile reading as a welcome modern addition to the field.' Martyn Pressnell, Aerospace
Product details
February 2012Hardback
9781107019706
768 pages
259 × 184 × 30 mm
1.3kg
308 b/w illus. 49 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction Gabriel Alexander Khoury
- 2. Basic principles Edwin Mowforth
- 3. Aerodynamics Ian Cheeseman
- 4. Stability and control Michael V. Cook
- 5. Propulsion Ian Cheeseman
- 6. Materials S. Islam and Peter Bradley
- 7. Structures Charles Luffman
- 8. Aerostatics John Craig
- 9. Weight estimates and control John Craig
- 10. Systems Norman Mayer
- 11. Mooring Denis Howe
- 12. Ground handling G. Camplin
- 13. Meteorology Martin Harris
- 14. Piloting David Burns
- 15. Performance Robert Hunt
- 16. Improvements Edwin Mowforth
- 17. Design synthesis B. G. Wilson
- 18. Roles and economic considerations Reginald Hillsdon
- 19. Unconventional designs Gabriel Alexander Khoury
- 20. Solar power Gabriel Alexander Khoury
- 21. Zeppelin NT design B. Straeter
- 22. Unmanned airships L. Eversfield
- 23. Hot-air airships Karl Ludwig Busemeyer
- 24. Human powered airships R. Knotts
- 25. Heavy lift airships Gabriel Alexander Khoury, Edwin Mowforth and I. Shaefer
- 26. Aerodynamic aspects of hybrid air vehicles Ken Nipress.
