Military Naval And Civil Airships

Author : Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts MBE
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780752490373

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Military, Naval and Civil Airships Since 1783 by Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts MBE Pdf

An exploration of the history and development of the dirigible airship from its humble beginnings in the late eighteenth century through to its current role as military command posts among other uses. Starting out as an unreliable experimental aircraft whilst aeronauts first began to learn the secrets of aerial navigation, the airship was remodelled in 1900 by Count Zeppelin to become a potent weapon of war. It was then transformed again into a short-lived solution to long-distance passenger air travel. With over 100 technical drawings and contemporary images of dirigible aircraft, Ridley-Kitts presents a comprehensive and fascinating history of the airship. Military, Naval and Civil Airships is a must read for those that wish to delve into the development of the aircraft for the first time and for airship specialists alike.

Author : Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts, MBE
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803995270

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Military, Naval and Civil Airships by Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts, MBE Pdf

A comprehensive look at the history of the airship since 1783

Author : Daniel George Ridley-Kitts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 075246471X

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Military, Naval and Civil Airships Since 1783 by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts Pdf

This book traces the development of the airship, relating the struggles of the early pioneers, from the Montgolfier brothers, and the parallel of the hydrogen balloon. Throughout the nineteenth century, 'Aeronauts' learnt the skill of aerial navigation, making lost distance flights in an unfamiliar element.

Author : William F Althoff
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612519012

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Sky Ships by William F Althoff Pdf

Originally published in 1990, Sky Ships is easily the most comprehensive history of U.S. Navy airships ever written. The Naval Institute Press is releasing this new edition— complete with two hundred new photographs—to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the book’s publication. Impressed by Germany’s commercial and military Zeppelins, the United States initiated its own airship program in 1915. Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey was homeport for several of the largest machines ever to navigate the air. The success of the commercial rigid airship peaked in 1936 with transatlantic round trips between Central Europe and the Americas by Hindenburg and by Graf Zeppelin— ending with the infamous fire in 1937. That setback, the onset of war, and the accelerated progress of heavier-than-air technology ended rigid airship development. The Navy continued to use blimps to protect Allied shipping during World War II. Following the war, the Navy persisted with efforts to integrate the airships, but the program was finally discontinued in the early 1960s.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN : LOC:00186998042

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Development of Lighter-than-air Rigid Airships for Commercial Use by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries Pdf

Author : Basil Collier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036041312

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The Airship by Basil Collier Pdf

Author : Keith Hayward
Publisher : Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015041769509

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The Military Utility of Airships by Keith Hayward Pdf

Beskriver den militære anvendelse af luftskibe og mulighederne for at anvende "Lighter-than-Air" fartøjer i fremtidens kriser og krigsførelse

Author : Douglas Hill Robinson,Charles L. Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015004534403

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Up Ship! by Douglas Hill Robinson,Charles L. Keller Pdf

Author : Christopher Chant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025179453

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The Zeppelin by Christopher Chant Pdf

The story of an invention that still exerts a certain fascination. This account of the Zeppelin begins at the turn of the century, paints a remarkable picture of its role during World War I and then takes the reader through the golden age of airship travel in the 1920s and 30s.

Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786485857

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United States Naval Aviation, 1919-1941 by E.R. Johnson Pdf

Within six months of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy had checked the Japanese military advance in the Pacific to the extent that the United States could return to its original "Defeat Germany First" strategy. That the Navy was able to accomplish this feat with only six fleet aircraft carriers and little more than 1,000 combat aircraft was not sheer luck but the culmination of more than two decades of determined preparation. This thorough study, with detailed drawings and photographs, explains and illustrates the trial and error process which went into developing the aircraft, airships and ships of the interwar period. The critical factors that shaped Naval Aviation after World War I--naval treaties, fleet tactics, government programs, leadership and organization, as well as the emergence of Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation--are discussed in depth.

Author : R. P. Hearne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015006063930

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Airships in Peace & War by R. P. Hearne Pdf

Author : Chris Chant
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-26
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781782748038

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Zeppelin by Chris Chant Pdf

The Zeppelin delves deep into the history and science of airship travel. Illustrated with many previously unpublished archive photographs, this informative book gives a unique insight into one of engineering’s most remarkable achievements.

Author : Guy Warner
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473829046

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Lighter Than Air by Guy Warner Pdf

Neville Florian Usborne entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897. In the years between him joining up and the outbreak of the First World War, he engaged in a huge number of enterprises and endeavours. Praise and respect garnered in accordance with his achievements all helped to establish his reputation in later years as an 'irreplaceable' pioneer and a leading light of early British airship design. His fertile imagination and enterprising spirit fused to form a dynamic personality, able in wartime to draw up countless schemes in an effort to outwit the enemy. His chief task during the Great War was to dream up new tactics and designs to combat the Zeppelin menace, perceived as one of the most damaging threats of the entire conflict. He was also deeply involved in the design of the very successful SS and Coastal Class airships; indeed, during 1915 he was actually appointed Inspector Commander of Airships at the Admiralty. Unfortunately, his illustrious career was destined to be cut short in 1916 when he was killed testing a prototype of one of his own designs. This new biography seeks to shine a light on an overlooked pioneer of early aviation and it does so in entertaining and reverential style. The importance of Usborne the pioneer is made plain; as one of his contemporaries commented upon his death No one can talk of the early days of British airship design without mention of his name and work. A personality was lost on that February day which was irreplaceable.

Author : Dr Tim Benbow
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409482369

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British Naval Aviation by Dr Tim Benbow Pdf

In 1909 the British Admiralty placed an order for a rigid airship, marking the beginning of the Royal Navy's involvement with airpower. This collection charts the Navy's involvement with aviation over the following century, and the ways in which its rapid expansion and evolution radically altered the nature of maritime power and naval strategy. Drawing on much new historical research, the collection takes a broadly chronological approach which allows a scholarly examination of key themes from across the history of British naval aviation. The subjects tackled include long-standing controversies over the control of naval air power, crucial turning points within British defence policy and strategy, the role of naval aviation in limited war, and discussion of campaigns - such the contribution of the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres of the Second World War - that have hitherto received relatively little attention. The collection concludes with a discussion of recent debates surrounding the Royal Navy's acquisition of a new generation of carriers, setting the arguments within an historical context. Taken as a whole the volume offers fascinating insights into the development of a key aspect of naval power as well as shedding new light on one of the most important aspects of Britain's defence policy and military history. By simultaneous addressing historical and current political debates, it is sure to find a ready audience and stimulate further discussion.

Author : Peter W. Brooks
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043405591

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Zeppelin by Peter W. Brooks Pdf

This volume covers rigid airships from their beginnings in 19th-century Germany until World War II and examines their role in both civil and military aviation. It gives the development histories of 163 different airships constructed during that period in Germany, Britain, France and the USA.