26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-10.1.1 (AIAA 2008-8850)

AIRSHIP TRANSPORT OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN LATITUDES

R. Hochstetler, A. Sarma, N. Ahmad
SAIC, USA

Keywords: airship, weather, LTA

Many calls for transport airships are for missions in northern arctic regions that present unique operational challenges. This paper identifies the issues and factors that will govern airship operations. A computer based methodology will also be offered for managing the operational components that make up and influence airship transport operations.

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