Remotely controlled airships are very much suitable for aerial photography, product promotion, and surveillance. This paper describes a methodology for sizing and design of a small semirigid airship that can be quickly assembled or dismantled. The airship is meant for flight demonstrations and as an aerial platform for indoor surveillance. The propulsion system is a novel design where the differential thrust and swiveling motors control the entire flight regime, with no fins or control surfaces. Topics such as all-up weight estimation based on payload weight, envelope sizing calculations, design and fabrication of a quick dismantlable semirigid structure design are covered.
Design and Fabrication of a Quick Dismantlable Remotely Controlled Semirigid Finless Airship
Lect.Notes Mechanical Engineering
Innovative Design and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering ; Chapter : 16 ; 103-116
2016-09-18
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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