1. New Lift for Airships.
- Subjects
AIRSHIP design & construction ,VERTICALLY rising aircraft - Abstract
The article offers updates related to the development of airships in the U.S. and Great Britain. It states that Megalifter Co. proposed the three-way hybrid at the Ames Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the U.S. It mentions that the components of the three-way hybrid are identical to the C-5A jet transport to reduce manufacturing costs. It highlights the promotion of the Airfloat HL by engineers at Air-Float Transport Ltd. in Great Britain. It states that the Airfloat is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) model which was designed by Edwin Mowforth, a mechanical engineer at Surrey University.
- Published
- 1974