Thisbookprovidesauniqueandindispensableguidetomodernairshipdesingnandoperation.Airshipstodayincorporateadvancedtechnologyincludingcompositematerials,complexelectronicsystems,andflybylightcontrols.Theydemandthelatesttheoriesinaerodynamics,stabilityandcontrolandrequiretheuseofadvanceddesigntoolssuchasnumericalfiniteelementstructuralanalysisandcomputeraideddesign.Thiscomprehensiveandfully-illustratedaccountbringstogetherairshipspecialistsfrombothuniversitiesandindustry.Afterageneralintroduction,theessentialsofaerostatics,aerodynamics,stabilityandcontrol,propulsion,materialsandstructuresandcovered.Thefollowingchaptersconsiderweightestimatesandcontrol,groundhandingandmooring,systems,performanceandpiloting.Thefinalchaptersexaminesuggestionsforimprovingairshipperformance,surveyunconventionaldesigns,synthesisevitalforthesuccessoftheairshipinhemarketplace.Detailedreferncesarealsoincluded.本书为中文版。