Airship Technology 2nd Edition

This Comprehensive Guide 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 Airship. 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) Different 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 Second Edition Introduces Nine New Chapters And Includes Significant Revisions And Updates To Five Of The Original Chapters.