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Essay Archive - The History of The Airship
The History of The Airship
Airships. In the early years of War, these beasts were known for their majestic
presence in the sky and were icons of a country's power and prestige. They
reigned mostly as reconnaissance and transport utility aircraft but there was
something about this "lighter-than-air" ship that made it far more than a mere
utility workhorse. In this essay, I will discuss the ever-popular and ever-
living king of the sky; the Airship.
Airships, or dirigibles, were developed from the free balloon. Three classes of
airships are recognized: the non-rigid, commonly called blimp, in which the form
of the....
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