Hybrid Airship Videos

Lockheed Martin P-791



Aeroscraft

new york taxi pdf

New York Taxi PDF



Just for our own reference for our pdf layout...

Bills found a blimp!

OK people, Bill has found a Blimp at the Science Department and apparently we can go test fly it whenever we want... I assume once...so if we can get together and go there then it will hopefully go ahead....

Abstract : The Air Cushion Landing System is a scheme to replace the wheeled landing gear on aircraft by a peripheral jet air cushion. The concept employs a flexible elastic membrane or 'trunk' which is attached to the bottom of the aircraft fuselage. During flight, the trunk shrinks elastically and hugs the bottom of the fuselage like a de-icing boot. When a flow of air is applied to the inside of the trunk, the elastic material stretches and forms an elongated doughnut-shaped protrusion on the underside of the aircraft. The air flow is ducted by the trunk to the fuselage periphery and exhausted through a large number of holes or slots. As a result, a pressure builds up under the aircraft when the ground is approached. The pressure is sufficient to support the aircraft and absorb its vertical landing velocity. The study develops analytical relationships between the variables associated with the Air Cushion Landing System. Included are the following: The derivation of a theory which predicts the static characteristics of the system; Analytical methods for predicting flow, jet height and power requirements; Curves which illustrate the interrelationships among the design variables; Computer programs for predicting the cross-sectional area and shape of the elastic trunk; The development and test of an analytical model which predicts the dynamic response of the system to landing impact; A discussion of the design considerations for the system.

http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0728647

Current research! Ricey :D

Reviews and current airship technologies in place.

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/12/the-airship-of.html

http://www.dynalifter.com/Dynaliftercom/Concept.htm

http://www.aerosml.com/ml866/model.html

Everything else is on wikipedia.org, just search hybrid airships.

This is an awesome concept for a hybrid airship used for freighting. Pity it's so awesome really, I wish I could 3D model like that. Anyway, theres some really amazing buoyancy/ballast technology out there that could make airfreight the new means by which to transport goods. It's not like these things are slow either. Some of these guys reckon their airship/glider combo deal can glide at up to 200 mph!

We are on the gravy train lads

Put all your research and concepts on here