Military Naval And Civil Airships Since 1783

Author : Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts MBE
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 53,7 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 George Ridley-Kitts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 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 : Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts, MBE
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 G. Ridley-Kitts MBE
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750952002

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The Grand Fleet 1914-19 by Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts MBE Pdf

During the First World War the reputation of the British Royal Navy was put on the line in its defence of the country, and, crucially, it was in those years, 1914–19, that the Grand Fleet became the single most potent weapon of war of any nation. In this comprehensive, illustrated history, Ridley-Kitts tells of the creation and development of the Grand Fleet under the drive of the energetic and charismatic Admiral of the Fleet 'Jacky' Fisher, who modernised the navy with the introduction of the revolutionary Dreadnought battleship. This type of vessel in particular made other nations' battleships obsolete, created a powerful weapon for the defence of the British Empire and its trade, and finally defeated the machinations of Kaiser William II. Using unique illustrations rendered by the author, the story of the Grand Fleet is told in accessible narrative style, with outstanding technical detail that will satisfy naval enthusiasts.

Author : John J. Geoghegan
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780750999076

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When Giants Ruled the Sky by John J. Geoghegan Pdf

Almost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship programme, building a series of dirigibles each one more enormous than the last. These flying behemoths were to be the future of long-distance transport, competing with trains and ocean liners to carry people, post and cargo from country to country, and even across the sea. But by 1936 all these ambitious plans had been scrapped. What happened? When Giants Ruled the Sky is the story of how the American rigid airship came within a hair's breadth of dominating long-distance transportation. It is also the story of four men whose courage and determination kept the programme going despite the obstacles thrown in their way – until the Navy deliberately ignored a fatal design flaw, bringing the programme crashing back to earth. The subsequent cover-up prevented the truth from being told for more than eighty years. Now, for the first time, what really happened can be revealed.

Author : George Culling
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750984584

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Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft by George Culling Pdf

Of every 100 operational airmen in World War Two, 9 were killed flying in England and 3 severely injured in crashes, so non-operational casualties were significant in numbers, over 15,000. Operational casualties were of course chillingly grim – over 56,000 airmen died in the Second World War, over half those involved. George Culling was a nineteen-year-old Lancaster navigator whose own experiences often involved battling tricky and dangerous conditions. Fascinated by the ever-present dangers for airmen even well away from combat, he has collated tales from comrades and combined them with his own to preserve some of the unexpected, inconvenient, dangerous, and often downright bizarre experiences that frequently typified daily life for airmen in the Second World War.

Author : William F Althoff
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,9 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 : Douglas Hill Robinson,Charles L. Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015004534403

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

Author : Guy Hartcup
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015004530492

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The Achievement of the Airship by Guy Hartcup Pdf

Author : Basil Collier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036041312

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The Airship by Basil Collier Pdf

Author : Dr Tim Benbow
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 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 : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,7 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 : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015006063930

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

Author : Airship Department Admiralty,Airship Department Admiralty May 1918
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : History
ISBN : 184734559X

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Handbook on Rigid 23 Class Airships 1918 by Airship Department Admiralty,Airship Department Admiralty May 1918 Pdf

Author : Charles Frederick Snowden Gamble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038423211

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The Air Weapon: November 1783-August 1914 by Charles Frederick Snowden Gamble Pdf