27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-1.2.2

TORUS-TYPE AIRSHIP AIMING AT HIGH AIRWORTHINESS QUALITY

H. Suefuku, T. Hirayama, Y. Hirakawa, T. Takayama
Yokohama National Univ., Japan

Keywords: airship, torus, next-generation-type, high airworthiness, mooring

In this paper, the objective is to develop the next generation type-airship for resolving airworthiness problem. For　this purpose, we propose a TORUS TYPE-AIRSHIP. By introducing a torus-type airship, we will be able to minimize the mooring area, reduce the mooring forces, and prevent the body damage at mooring.

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