Author: Robert J. RecksPublisher: Marc de Piolenc
ISBN: 0937568287
Category : Airships
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Shows how a small (but man-carrying) gas blimp is built.
Building Gas Blimps
Author: Robert J. RecksPublisher: Marc de Piolenc
ISBN: 0937568287
Category : Airships
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Shows how a small (but man-carrying) gas blimp is built.
An Introduction to Muscle Powered Ultra-light Gas Blimps
Author: Robert J. RechsPublisher: Marc de Piolenc
ISBN: 0937568309
Category : Airships
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Explains the design and construction of ultra-light lifting-gas blimps.
Airship Technology
Author: G. A. KhouryPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521607537
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A unique and indispensable guide to modern airship design and operation, for researchers and professionals working in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
The Great Airship of 1897
Author: J. Allan DanelekPublisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1935487167
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
In November of 1896 residents of California watched a mysterious bright light-often described as being suspended beneath a "cigar shaped" craft of considerable size-pass slowly over their cities on several occasions, sparking a media frenzy. A few months later, what appeared to be the same craft was seen in the skies over the sparsely populated prairie states of the Midwest making its way methodically eastward and appearing to literally hundreds-if not thousands-of witnesses. Then, as suddenly as the reports began, they abruptly ended, leaving a mystery that has never been satisfactorily explained by either science or historians to this day. Was it evidence of a nascent technology, appearing a full decade before Von Zeppelin began building the first of his behemoths in Germany, or was it all merely a media hoax generated by the yellow journalism of the time in an effort to increase sales? Or, most provocative of all, was it a visitor from outer space, making an early appearance? Each theory is examined in turn before J. Allan Danelek finally presents his provocative theory that the mysterious vessel was a terrestrial craft years ahead of its time that may have been destroyed just as it was on the verge of being publicly acknowledged. Admittedly controversial, the hypothesis leaves it for the reader to decide for themselves whether the history of aviation is complete as we know it or if it's merely waiting for the final chapter to be written.
In the Time of Green Blimps
Author: Henry MeltonPublisher: Wire Rim Books
ISBN: 1935236520
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Samuel Bolls’ plan was simple—go to California and parlay his camera and editing skills and the connection with his famous uncle into an entertainment industry career—but fate had other ideas. Rachael Nue, aspiring actress, with enough genetic enhancements to make her perfect saw Samuel as her way to stardom. And the giant living blimps flying overhead had their own fiery date with destiny. A hundred years after the supernova flare had set everything back, the world had been on two conflicting paths to recovery—industrial vs. genetic engineering. Samuel and Rachael’s opportunity to document history was soon going to put them in the cross hairs of a war that would steer the world in one direction, or the other. Henry Melton’s Project Saga stretches from the current day into a far future where we remake the solar system and discover humanity’s place in the universe. It’s a history not just of new technologies, but of personal choices.
Airship Design
Author: Charles Paine BurgessPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airships
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Popular Mechanics
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed
Author: John McPheePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374137811
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This is the fascinating story of the dream of a completely new aircraft, a hybrid of the airplane and rigid airship - huge, wingless, moving slowly through the lower sky. Its early and secrect experimenta; development took twelve years' time and one and a half million dollars. McPhee chronicles the perhaps unfathomable perseverance of the aircraft's successive progenitors and makes it seem as momentous as the first trip to the moon.
Aviation in Florida
Author: Kevin M. McCarthyPublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 1561642819
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Florida--land of perpetual sunshine, open spaces, and endless blue skies perfect for flying. Blimps, hot air balloons, bi-wings, jets, space shuttles-you name it: if you can fly it, you can fly it here, and many aviators have. From the launch of Amelia Earhart's final flight to the worlds first scheduled airplane flight, important events in aviation have taken place in Florida. Filled with gorgeous color paintings by artist William Trotter, this book offers the definitive history of aviation in Florida--from the open-cockpit bi-wing planes used by the barnstormers of the 1920s to the jumbo jets and space shuttles of today.
Empire State Building
Author: John TauranacPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312148249
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
An architectural and cultural history looks at the excitement and politics involved in the building of the Empire State Building, the technological breakthroughs of its construction, and more.