Airship Technology, 2nd Edition

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Autorentext
Gabriel Alexander Khoury is a Professor of Engineering at Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, and Padua University, Italy. He focuses on solar powered airships, for which he first published the proof in 1978. He was elected as a member of the technical committee of The Airship Association in 1979 and as Council Member in 1990. Khoury has organized several international conferences of The Airship Association in Bedford, Cambridge, Friedrichshafen, and most recently Paris. For his contributions to airships, Khoury was elected a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Klappentext
Comprehensive guide to modern airship design and operation, written by world experts, and the only up-to-date book on airship technology.

Zusammenfassung
The second edition of this comprehensive guide to modern airship design and operation, written by world experts, is the only up-to-date book on airship technology. This new edition introduces nine new chapters and includes significant revisions and updates to five of the original chapters.

Inhalt
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.

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