Lighter Than Air Concepts

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering grade: 20 University of Applied Sciences Wildau (Wildau Institute of Technology (WIT)) course: Master Studies in Aviation Management language: English abstract: In the fields of Lighter-than-air-craft a growing global interest and quite ambitious activity in developing large high-tech airships for specific promising applications (e.g. cargo lifting) and Zeppelin NT can be observed nowadays.But what exactly is a lighter-than-air craft and how does it work? This paper gives an overview about all LTA-concepts and their pros and cons.