British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
by George Whale
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A detailed history of British airships, including an overview of the history of airships in general. Originally published in 1919.
Chapters (53)
- British Airships: Past, Present and Future
- George Whale
- (Late Major, R.A.F.)
- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II EARLY AIRSHIPS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY CHAPTER III BRITISH AIRSHIPS BUILT BY PRIVATE FIRMS CHAPTER IV BRITISH ARMY AIRSHIPS CHAPTER V EARLY DAYS OF THE NAVAL AIRSHIP SECTION--PARSEVAL AIRSHIPS, ASTRA-TORRES TYPE, ETC. CHAPTER VI NAVAL AIRSHIPS: THE NON-RIGIDS-- S.S. TYPE COASTAL AND C STAR AIRSHIPS THE NORTH SEA AIRSHIP CHAPTER VII NAVAL AIRSHIPS: THE RIGIDS RIGID AIRSHIP NO. 1 RIGID AIRSHIP NO. 9 RIGID AIRSHIP NO. 23 CLASS RIGID AIRSHIP NO. 23 X CLASS RIGID AIRSHIP NO. 31 CLASS RIGID AIRSHIP NO. 33 CLASS CHAPTER VIII THE WORK OF THE AIRSHIP IN THE WORLD WAR CHAPTER IX THE FUTURE OF AIRSHIPS
- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
- AIRSHIP DESIGN
- HANDLING AND FLYING OF AIRSHIPS
- HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR AIRSHIPS, ETC.
- CHAPTER II EARLY AIRSHIPS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY
- FRANCE
- GERMANY
- ITALY
- CHAPTER III BRITISH AIRSHIPS BUILT BY PRIVATE FIRMS
- PARTRIDGE'S AIRSHIP
- HUGH BELL'S AIRSHIP
- BARTON'S AIRSHIP
- WILLOWS No. 1
- WILLOWS No. 2
- WILLOWS No. 3
- WILLOWS No. 4
- WILLOWS No. 5
- MARSHALL FOX'S AIRSHIP
- CHAPTER IV BRITISH ARMY AIRSHIPS
- NULLI SECUNDUS I
- NULLI SECUNDUS II
- BABY
- BETA
- GAMMA
- CLEMENT-BAYARD
- LEBAUDY
- DELTA
- ETA
- CHAPTER V EARLY DAYS OF THE NAVAL AIRSHIP SECTION--PARSEVAL AIRSHIPS, ASTRA-TORRES TYPE, ETC.
- PARSEVAL AIRSHIP No. 4
- PARSEVAL AIRSHIPS 5, 6 and 7
- CHAPTER VI NAVAL AIRSHIPS.--THE NON-RIGIDS--S.S. TYPE
- S.S.B.E. 2C
- S.S. MAURICE FARMAN
- S.S. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH
- S.S.P.
- S.S. ZERO
- S.S. TWIN
- "COASTAL" AND "C STAR" AIRSHIPS
- "C STAR" AIRSHIP
- THE "NORTH SEA" AIRSHIP
- CHAPTER VII NAVAL AIRSHIPS.--THE RIGIDS--RIGID AIRSHIP No. 1
- RIGID AIRSHIP No. 9
- RIGID AIRSHIP No. 23 CLASS
- RIGID AIRSHIP 23 X CLASS
- RIGID AIRSHIP No. 31 CLASS
- RIGID AIRSHIP No. 33 CLASS
- CHAPTER VIII THE WORK OF THE AIRSHIP IN THE WORLD WAR
- CHAPTER IX THE FUTURE OF AIRSHIPS
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