| Airship Technology, 2nd Edition Contributor(s): Khoury, Gabriel Alexander (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107019702 ISBN-13: 9781107019706 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $177.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - General - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) |
| Dewey: 629.133 |
| LCCN: 2011032714 |
| Series: Cambridge Aerospace |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.1" W x 10" (2.90 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |