Airshipworld
Journal (formerly GASBAG): Issues in 2002
No. 54:
December 2002
OUR COVER:
The envelope
of the third NT airship under pressure test in the Friedrichshafen hangar,
earlier this year. Since then it has been fitted to the framework (out of
sight to the left), and completion is expected before year’s end. In the
rear is the prototype NT Friedrichshafen, which is now just over five years
old. Robert von Zeppelin, who kindly sent this photograph remarks that the
envelope of the ship is still in tip-top condition. More on the new NT inside
this issue.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP...
A selection
of LTA items from around the world.
6 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
NEWS
Sig Geist brings a roundup of items from the lakeside.
9 CARDINGTON - THE WRECKERS MOVE IN
Another piece of LTA history disappears in the name of progress.
11 CARGOLIFTER - THE LATEST
The death throes continue - but the corpse seems reluctant to get rigor
mortis.
13 THE GOODYEAR AIRSHIPS
Jim Shock and David Smith’s update of Zenon Hansen’s classic is reviewed.
14 THE PATENT FILE: 56
Karl Arnstein proposes a deep ring transverse frame as an alternative to
the standard Zeppelin wire-braced truss.
AEROSTATION
SECTION:
1 Editorial
2 Structural Calculations
for the Slate SMD-100 (part 2)
14 Book review: Sky
Sailors by Ces Mowthorpe.
16 AIRSHIPS v. SUBMARINES
IN WWII.
Richard Van Treuren presents update 4 of his in-depth investigation.
19 K-SHIPS WEST
Roy D Schickedanz tells us about boosting the US Navy’s West Coast LTA forces
after the Japanese entry into WWII.
21 SLATE’S ALL-METAL AIRSHIP
The City of Glendale was a remarkable concept as Lee Payne explains.
26 ARNO BOERNER - THE FORGOTTEN PIONEER
In another example of Herman Van Dyk’s tireless research, this little known
inventor’s career is explored.
No. 53:
September 2002
OUR COVER:
The FUJI airship in flight over construction cranes between Essen and Düsseldorf,
Germany. Built and operated by WDL, based at the nearby Essen-Mühlheim
Airport, it has flown for Fuji for many years, regularly covering most of
western Europe in the process. Photo courtesy of Heinz-Peter Zeisberg.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP...
A selection
of LTA items from around the world.
8 MORE CARGOLIFTER
WOES
The bad news
is continues and the future looks bleaker and bleaker.
10 ZEPPELIN
NEWS
Operations are
progressing smoothly; Wolfgang vo Zeppelin and Sig Geist bring us up to
date.
14 MUSEUM SECURES
US NAVY HELIUM CAR
The Gold Coast
Railroad Museum of Florida has a new exhibit.
15 AIRSHIPS
THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED
Sig Geist shares
some details of the Zeppelin Museum’s latest special show.
AEROSTATION
SECTION:
1 Editorial
3 Structural
Calculations for the Slate SMD-100 (part 1)
16 Calendar
17 AIRSHIPS v. SUBMARINES
IN WWII.
Richard Van
Treuren presents updates 2 and 3 to the review featured in our December
2001 issue.
19 PAUKENSCHLAG!
Roy D Schickedanz
tells us about the first U-Boat assault on the US eastern seaboard in WWII.
22 THE SUCHARD
TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRSHIP EXPEDITION
Herman Van Dyk
relates the sorry tale of this ill-starred venture.
30 THE PATENT
FILE: 55
Paul Jaray (Karl
Arnstein’s brother-in-law) looks at airship touch-downs.
No.
52: June 2002
OUR COVER:
The prototype
AT-10 non-rigid airship is brought out of the Cardington No. 1 hangar for
its maiden flight in April. Built by the Advanced Technology Group, the
88,250 cubic foot craft is destined for a Chinese customer. For the moment
it bears the UK registration G-OATG; it features a translucent envelope
which can be internally illuminated for showing off advertising artwork at
night. In the rear is the company’s metallic gold proof of concept model
of their StratSat high altitude LTA platform designed to carry telecommunications
or surveillance equipment. Photo courtesy of Den Burchmore.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP...
A selection
of LTA items from around the world.
7 CARGOLIFTER ON THE ROPES?
The bad news is outweighing the good at Brand.
11 MEYER PHOTO COLLECTION TO SAN DIEGO AEROSPACE MUSEUM
Lee Payne gives us a taste of what they will be getting.
13 ZEPPELIN NEWS
The latest news from Friedrichshafen sent by Sig Geist.
14 AERONAUTICUM LANDS RESEARCH PROJECT
The Museum and Oldenburg University join forces to assess the Schütte-Lanz
archives.
AEROSTATION
SECTION:
1 Editorial
2 General Calculations & Formulae for Metalclad Design.
15 Pulham & Its Airships: Booklet Review
16 Ralph Hazlett Upson - A Biographical Sketch
15 MELVIN VANIMAN
- HIS AIRCRAFT & AERIAL NAVIGATION
A comprehensive
survey of this largely forgotten pioneer’s work by Herman Van Dyk.
30 THE PATENT
FILE: 54
Prof.
Schütte’s proposed modifications to rigid airship transverse frames.
No.
51: March 2002
OUR COVER:
Cargolifter's SKS 600B now named CHARLY is dwarfed by the large
hangar at Brand, south of Berlin. The 59m airship is undergoing a
major overhaul; the propulsor ducts and other items may be seen stacked
adjacent. Since the beginning of the year Cargolifter has warned of
a likely shortage of cash from about the end of March. They indicate
that the CL-160 programme, on which over 450 persons are employed, may face
delays as a consequence. More details, kindly supplied by Sig Geist
are on page 10 inside.
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 ROUNDUP...
A selection of LTA items from
around the world.
6 ZEPPELIN NT ACTIVITIES
Sig Geist and Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang
von Zeppelin keep us in touch goings-on down at the lake.
10 CARGOLIFTER'S CASH CRUNCH?
The company warns of uncertainty
ahead and looks for Government aid.
11 MOFFETT MUSEUM'S PROBLEMS
An unpleasant surprise is
overcome thanks to donor's generosity.
11 OBITUARY: PROF. HENRY CORD MEYER
One of America's leading airship
historians has passed away.
12 OBITUARY: CAPT. M. HENRY EPPES
Death of a distinguished airship
pilot and co-founder of the NAA.
AEROSTATION SECTION
1 Editorial
2 Altitude
control of free balloons - a survey.
8 Calendar.
13 BOOK REVIEW: AIRSHIPS
IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 1890 - 1940
John Duggan and Prof. Henry
Cord Meyer on the manipulation of the airship phemomenon for personal and
political ends.
14 US NAVY AIRSHIPS V. SUBMARINES IN WWII 1st UPDATE
Richard van Treuren updates
last issue's comprehensive survey.
15 ALL-WEATHER AIRSHIP OPERATIONS OF THE US NAVY
Cmdr. C> H> Mills
(USN Retd) comments on how the Navy made the airship perform in all
weathers.
30 THE PATENT FILE: 53
Another of John Fitzpatrick's
patents for the AEREON III airship.