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TO SUNDAY EVENING FLIGHT] [COMPETING WITH AIRSHIPS] [THE 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP] |
| Hot Air Airships Early hot air airships were just balloons fixed with rudder and fins, and propeller and engine added to basket. |
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| EARLY CAMERON HOT AIR
AIRSHIP OWNED BY HARVEY HUBBELL IV. PAY ATTENTION TO OPEN ENVELOPE
MOUTH AND SCOOP. |
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| ANOTHER QUITE EARLY
CAMERON. BURNER IS CLOSER TO MOUTH, SCOOP HAS CHANGED FORM AND THERE IS
A SNOUT BEHIND PROPELLER FOR PRESSURISING THE RUDDER. PHOTO BY J.
SINGLETON. |
Since then they have become very manouverable pressurised flying machines. Steering is most precise when flying against wind. In sidewind the airship drifts downwind. Inflation and ground handling is difficult if surface wind is more than 5 knots, (2.5 m/s). Hot air airship competitions are about speed and precise steering. Links: Wikipedia Airship and Blimp Resources Thunder & Colt airship flight manual at Cameron Balloons web site Cameron Balloons airship brochure |