...9;t seem to have any FAQ, so maybe I'll just ask: can anyone recommend any books or other sources on design issues of balloons for the around the world attempts? Was there something in the Breitl...
...variations and would like those of you interested to come vote or maybe even try to come up with your own design. go to http://www.conknet .com/~r_fournier
Thanks been a while since I've bee...
For airships Get: 'Airship Design' by Balemore, Watters, and Pogon. Also, 'Airship Design' by C.P. Burges. As I understand it these were written in the '30s but say all there ...
Perhaps I've been approaching the wrong people. It isn't easy to sell a new design concept. All the would be backers and venture capitalists so far want one or all of three things:
1) en...
Yes pretty cool design, I have 6 years of hot air ballooning and 5 years of airship expernce, I could see some uses for this sytem, I think it sparks enough interest to look into putting a system toge...
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Your suggestion is absolutely NOT unrealistic, on the contrary. At present, our company, Rigid Airship Design in The Netherlands is designing and constructing classic rigid airships for the purpose...
I am an engineer who used to design oxygen cannulas for a major manufacturer. I came up with a very comfortable cannula that I started selling on a website http://home.san.rr.com/thethompsonfamil It...
Hi,
My name is John Eriksson and I'm about to design a game where the player is a hot air baloon pilot.
I havn't decided yet on how realistic the game will be, but my aim is to have ...
... terminal descent rate than a Cameron Viva (8 bulbous gore) or a Firefly.
My Firefly 7 (older Flexnet design) with a normal load would get up to 800 to 900 fpm terminal descent. My Viva 77 did abo...
... was, but I can vouch for this spreadsheet from Bob LeDoux and the Balloon Builders Journal. I used it to design and build my experimental home-built, a 73K cu.ft. 'natural shape' envelope, ...
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