A review of airship structural research and development

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 83-96

  Liao, Lin ^a   Pasternak, Igor ^a  

^a AEROS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR VEHICLE; BODY SHAPES; NON-RIGID; OPERATION MODE; PAYLOAD CAPABILITIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SEMI-RIGID; SHAPE DESIGNS; STRUCTURAL ASPECTS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AIRSHIPS;

EID: 68949206411     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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