The Story of the Airship,9781589639928

The Story of the Airship

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ISBN13: 9781589639928
ISBN10: 1589639928
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-09-01
Publisher(s): Lightning Source Inc
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Table of Contents

Foreword 1(2)
The Airship and the Airplane
3(2)
The Beginnings of Flight
5(3)
Classes of Airships
8(3)
The Story of the Zeppelins
11(4)
Goodyear in Aeronautics
15(2)
The Free Balloon
17(2)
Blimps or Air Yachts
19(5)
Planning for the Naval Ships
24(2)
Building the Airship Dock
26(6)
Improvements in Airship Design
32(2)
The New Navy Airships
34(5)
How the Akron Was Built
39(6)
Safety of Rigid Airships
45(4)
Helium and Duralumin
49(2)
Military Uses of the Airship
51(4)
Airship Handling
55(5)
Training Operations
60(3)
Commercial Air Liners
63(4)
Notable Airship Flights
67(1)
Akron and Its Airport
68(3)
After Word 71(4)
Appendix 75(8)
Bibliography 83

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