United States Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics Search this
Physical description:
424 p. in various pagings, [10] leaves of plates (some folded). illus. (incl. plans). 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1928
Notes:
Each chapter has its own separate paging sequence.
Seal of Department of the Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, on t.p.
Superseded by the Airship training manual, 1936 of the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J.
Contents:
ch. 1. History -- ch. II. Aerostatics -- ch. III. Aerodynamics -- ch. IV. Lifting gases -- ch. V. Aerology -- ch. VI. Navigation -- ch. VII. Parachutes -- ch. VIII. Materials of construction -- ch. IX. The rigid airship, operation of -- appendix I. The drag of Zeppelin airships -- appendix II. Standard atmosphere -- appendix III. Curves and tables applicable to the U.S.S. Los Angeles
