An airship frame may be regarded as a rigid girder subjected to a number of forces which, according to their nature, may be classified as follows: weight or loads (force of gravity); lifting forces (aero-static); accelerations (dynamic). These forces must be in equilibrium in the three most important cases during flight: 1) when the airship is floating (aerostatic problem); 2) when flying without acceleration (aerodynamic problem). 3) When under the influence of any accelerating force (dynamic problem). This report will briefly discuss each of these cases in regard to the R-38 airship accident.


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    Title :

    The R-38 Catastrophe and the Mechanics of Rigid Airship Construction


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1922-06-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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