This 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.

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.