Lighter Than Air Airship : How we can be benefit

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Introduction
Lighter than air
Lower density than normal air (less than 1.2 kg/m3 ) Float in the air Helium, Hydrogen, or Hot air Operate on Aerostatic principles
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Lighter than air aerostats Free balloons Moored balloons Airships

Heavier than air aerodynes Fixed-wing aircraft Rotorcraft

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Air Ships
Types
Non-rigid (or blimps) Semi-rigid and Rigid

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 Lifting gases
Hydrogen
greatest static lift Flammable

Helium
Safe Expensive
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 Operation
Steering
heading was controlled by rudders

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 Operation
Pitch and Altitude Control
Pitch was controlled by the ships elevators

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 Operation
Lifting
Ballonet

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 History
First primitive airship by a French experimenter Henri Gifford in 1852

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Count von zeppelin began experimenting with rigid airship designs in the 1890

March 1912 Italian forces use dirigibles for reconnaissance

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Zeppelin was used for long range scout and naval operations in WW I Raids began by the end of 1914

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United States used more than 10 airships in WWII Primary airship tasks were patrol and convoy escort

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 The Hindenburg disaster shattered public confidence in airships

May 6, 1937

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Modern Airships and Usage

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 Heavy lifting

Commercial Usages
Airships could be employed for cargo transport Delivering extremely heavy loads to areas with poor infrastructure over great distances (Roadless trucking)
Heavy lifting over short distances
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 Passenger transport
Tourism Platforms for TV camera crews Advertising

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Military Usages
Surveillance
Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) used in surveillance for drug interdiction along the southern U.S. border

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U.S. troops deployed 25-foot long aerostat operates at only 300 feet above the battlefield and carries daytime and night vision cameras.

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 Communication
Can be used as communication platforms Secure connectivity among all forces For remote locations where no infrastructures

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 Command and Control

Locate friendly and enemy forces Detect targets on an extended battlefield at a minimal exposure to enemy forces

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 Navigation assistance

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 Battle management

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 Monitor radio conversations Detect missiles

Track the missile and guide an intercepting weapon. This process is called fire control.

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 Convoy picketing

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Conclusion
Airships have more than 150 years of history in flying

They were use for both military and commercial uses

Both WWI and WWII airships were widely used for military activities
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 With the rapid development of Heavier-than-air craft, air ships lost its position in the sky
Presently, with the technology airships are made to give reliable service.

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Thank you !

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