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Feasibility of modern airships - Design definition and performance of selected conceptsThree promising modern airship system concepts and their associated missions were studied: (1) a heavy-lift airship, employing a nonrigid hull and a significant amount of rotor lift, used for short-range transporting and positioning of heavy military and civil payloads; (2) a VTOL (vertical take-off and landing), metal-clad, partially buoyant airship used as a short-haul commercial transport; (3) a fully-buoyant airship used for long-endurance Navy missions. The heavy-lift airship concept offers a dramatic increase in vertical lift capability over existing systems at significantly lower costs per ton-mile. The VTOL airship transport concept appears to be economically competititve with other VTOL aircraft concepts but can attain significantly lower noise levels. The fully-buoyant airship concept can provide an airborne platform with long endurance that satisfies many Navy mission requirements.
Document ID
19770035397
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Huston, R. R.
(Goodyear Aerospace Corp. Akron, Ohio, United States)
Ardema, M. D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 77-331
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Meeting and Technical Display Incorporating the Forum on the Future of Air Transportation
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: January 10, 1977
End Date: January 13, 1977
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
77A18249
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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