Paper discusses position of airship as means of transportation, briefly reviewing history of supposed but really non-existing competition between airship and airplane; results of Hindenburg's 10 North Atlantic demonstration trips, of 1936 are reported, and meteorological observations made are discussed; figures of cost of operation and revenues are revealed, showing relatively low cost of operation of modern passenger airship. (See also French abstract in Genie Civil v 110 n 2863 June 26 1937 p 578)
Airship and its place in modern transportation
Soc Automotive Engrs -- J
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 40 , n 5
1937
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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