A09 - Summary of aerodynamic studies on the Lotte airship
In 1997, the airship research group FOGL was established at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Among others, the remotely controlled airship Lotte was chosen as reference configuration to perform...
View ArticleA10 - Airship flight testing as learning with corrective action
A thoroughly verified statistical model of learning with degenerative feedback is used to evaluate results of airship flight testing – the probability of mission success and its confidence limit. The...
View ArticleA04 - Trajectory tracking for autonomous blimp
This paper presents the current status of the development of an autonomous blimp. Details are given on the hardware setup, which is currently almost operational. A flight decomposition allowing to...
View ArticleA15 - Broadband Communications from The European HeliNet High Altitude...
High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) are airships or planes that will be located in the stratosphere at heights of approximately 17 - 22 km. They are gaining considerable attention at the moment as a...
View ArticleA11 - Evaluation of regenerative fuel cell technology for airship
The stratospheric platform airship as the communication infrastructure shall have an enough station keeping capability at a high altitude during a long term. This airship requires a very lightweight...
View ArticleB-11 PROJECT "D-20": A DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Results of the first phase of a rigid airship "D-20" creation for cargo transportation with lifting capacity up to 20 tons are considered. An airship feature is the opportunity of cargo transportation...
View ArticlePrinciples of Aerostatics - Book Publication
A new book, Principles of Aerostatics, is now available, and will be reviewed in the September issue of Airship. The book presents the complete theory of static lift for airships, aerostats and...
View ArticleAIRSHIP, the Quarterly Journal Edition No. 185 goes to print . . . .
The September edition of AIRSHIP, our Quarterly Journal, will be delivered to the printers on the morning of Monday 29th September. Although a few days late, the journal was held back so that we could...
View Article10th International Airship Convention - Call for Papers
Call for Papers. The two day technical conference lies at the heart of the 10th International Airship Convention, providing speakers with the opportunity to present to delegates and discuss with them...
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