No.
50: December 2001
OUR COVER:
An aerial view of Boston,
Mass., as seen from the A-150 Monster.com Lightship. It was taken
by Herman Van Dyk on 2 September during a 90 - minute trip from Hanscom
Airport. Since the 11 September terrorist attacks on New York and
Washington, such flights are no longer possible, and may not be for some
time to come. On the [inside-front-cover] page the contrast between
today's skyline and that of 1937 can be seen; then (and until after 1957,
when Herman settled in Boston) the Customs House was the only tall building
in the city. It may also be seen on the left of the cover photo.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP
A selection of LTA items
from around the world.
6 ZEPPELIN UPDATE
Sig Geist keeps us in touch
with the latest goings-on.
7 THE AKRON AIRSHIP HISTORICAL
CENTRE
A fine repository of airship
items described by Herman Van Dyk.
9 SL-2 MODEL FOR NORDHOLZ
MUSEUM
An impressive 14.4m (47'-3")
long addition to the permanent display.
AEROSTATION SECTION:11 US NAVY AIRSHIPS v. SUBMARINES IN WWII
2 Engineering Problems of High Altitude, Long Endurance Airships
9 Pégase - Advantages of a Lenticular Hull Shape
15 StratSat - The Wireless Solution
19 ATG StratSat's Debut
30 THE PATENT FILE: 52
Arthur Förster on rigid
airship frame wiring.
OUR COVER:
The second Zeppelin NT named
Bodensee cruises south along the coastline of the lake after which it is
named. The township of Langenargen is in the foreground, with its
Schloss Montfort at the bottom of the photo. In the distance is the
city of Friedrichshafen; the prominent white building on the shoreline
is the old Hafenbahnhof, now the Zeppelin Museum. Manzell, where
the Zeppelin story began in 1900 is to the right of the airship?s tail
wheel. In flight photo from Gisela Woodward and John Duggan
who recount their experience of a flight in this issue.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP...
A selection of LTA items
from around the world.
6 NEW ZEPPELIN BEGINS
OPERATIONS
Gisela Woodward and John
Duggan take a scenic excursion over the south end of Lake Constance.
10 LAKEHURST 80th. BIRTHDAY
America's first rigid airship
base marks another milestone.
11 4th. DGLR WORKSHOP
Dipl. Phys. Jürgen
Bock reports on this event held at Rostock on the German Baltic coast.
13 14th. AIAA LTA CONVENTION
Herman Van Dyk gives us
a summary of the activities at Akron.
AEROSTATION SECTION:15 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT CARDINGTON
2 Book Review: "ZRS" by Rowan Partridge.
4 The Raven Micro-Blimp.
15 Corrections to LTA Resources List.
16 Calendar.
17 AROUND THE WORLD VIA
GRAF ZEPPELIN
An old film record is restored
at UCLA. Lee Payne tells us about it, and why it's hard to get to see it.
22 HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY
AND ITS EFFECT ON FUTURE AIRSHIP PROJECTS
Dipl. Phys. Jürgen
Bock looks at how hydrogen might feature in future airship technology.
30 THE PATENT FILE: 51
Karl Arnstein proposes various
space frame transverse ring girders for rigid airships.
OUR COVER:
Type Certified. The Zeppelin
NT, (the prototype now named Friedrichshafen is shown here),
has recently been awarded Type Certification in the 10-19 seat category.
With the re-forming of the DZR to conduct tourist flight operations commencing
in August with the second airship, just launched, the Zeppelin organisation
moves into a more active phase. Photo courtesy of John Christopher.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP
A selection of LTA items
from around the world
6 ZEPPELIN NEWS
The tempo increases as milestones
are passed.
10 WHEN GIANTS ROAMED
THE SKY
We review Dale Topping?s
biography of Karl Arnstein.
12 AVIATION GHOSTS
A book about aeronautical
spooks is reviewed.
AEROSTATION SECTION:13 BRITISH NON-RIGID AIRSHIPS OF WWI
2 Stern Propulsion
10 Stern Propellers For Airships
12 LTA Research Resources
18 Calendar
23 LAST WAR?S WEAPONS
Richard Van Treuren details
how the K-21 was made more war-worthy.
26 AEROS 40-B INCIDENT
The FAA Preliminary Report
is issued.
27 MORE LTA PHONECARDS
Another selection from around
the world.
28 THE PATENT FILE: 50
Karl Arnstein on airship
frameworks.
OUR COVER:
The Cargolifter Skyship 600B
was purchased last year as an aid to pilot training in readiness for the
completion of the CL-160 prototype. It is seen here at Manston, UK,
where it carried some trial flights following its assembly at Cardington.
Shortly after, it was flown to Germany where it was in time to take part
in the Zeppelin Centenary celebrations at Friedrichshafen at the beginning
of July. Photograph courtesy of Den Burchmore.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 Roundup
A selection of LTA items
from around the world
6 Naming
of the Zepppelin NT No. 1
Dipl. Ing. Wolfgang von
Zeppelin adds more details of the event.
10 Skycat
revealed
ATG has designed a family
of dynamic lift airships.
11 The LZ-129
Loss revisited
Dr. Addison Bain adds more
comment.
14 Curly's
Airship
Rowan Partridge reviews
a new musical.
18 The Russian
Airship B-7 (V-7)
Another fine airship drawing
from Herman Van Dyke.
19 World War
II's Last Secret Revealed
The last results of Herman
Van Dyke's tireless search.
34 The Patent
File: 49
Genesis of the catenary
suspension System for non-rigid airships.
