Comments on: Plans, Imagery and Resources for the Intrepid Airship Builder http://steampunkchicago.com/articles/plans-imagery-and-resources-for-the-intrepid-airship-builder/ Be Refined. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:40:45 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Patton http://steampunkchicago.com/articles/plans-imagery-and-resources-for-the-intrepid-airship-builder/#comment-6721 Paul Patton Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:36:43 +0000 http://steampunkchicago.com/?p=404#comment-6721 I'm designing the airships for a friend's steampunk novel, and need some information about about the physics of airships. I have a bachelor's degree in physics and math and programming experience, so can deal with something that's a bit technical and want something that gives a mathematical treatment of things like buoyancy (I need to calculate how big the gas canopy needs to be, how much drag and how it varies with velocity etc.) . Can anybody recommend any suitable books? I’m designing the airships for a friend’s steampunk novel, and need some information about about the physics of airships. I have a bachelor’s degree in physics and math and programming experience, so can deal with something that’s a bit technical and want something that gives a mathematical treatment of things like buoyancy (I need to calculate how big the gas canopy needs to be, how much drag and how it varies with velocity etc.) . Can anybody recommend any suitable books?

]]> By: ruben whittemore http://steampunkchicago.com/articles/plans-imagery-and-resources-for-the-intrepid-airship-builder/#comment-4916 ruben whittemore Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:56:22 +0000 http://steampunkchicago.com/?p=404#comment-4916 want more information on local punkers: my great grand father was president of B.O. railroad, and was into lighter and heavy aircraft. want more information on local punkers: my great grand father was president of B.O. railroad, and was into lighter and heavy aircraft.

]]> By: Lord Baron Vourteque http://steampunkchicago.com/articles/plans-imagery-and-resources-for-the-intrepid-airship-builder/#comment-64 Lord Baron Vourteque Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:56:29 +0000 http://steampunkchicago.com/?p=404#comment-64 Samuel, that is a fantastic post. Thank you for all the in depth knowledge. Samuel, that is a fantastic post. Thank you for all the in depth knowledge.

]]> By: Paul Gazis http://steampunkchicago.com/articles/plans-imagery-and-resources-for-the-intrepid-airship-builder/#comment-62 Paul Gazis Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:15:55 +0000 http://steampunkchicago.com/?p=404#comment-62 As a long time airship enthusiast, I've put together a list of airship pages on my List of Interesting Things (http://paulgazis.com/IntLinks.htm). This may include one or two you haven't listed. If you haven't seen them, you should check out John Dziadeck's Airship and Zeppelin Sites. I most definitely agree with you about accuracy. I've gone to considerable lengths to get the various performance, operation, and construction details right in The Flying Cloud (http://airships.paulgazis.com/). Was this worth the effort? I leave this for you to decide. Perhaps we should compare notes some day. As a long time airship enthusiast, I’ve put together a list of airship pages on my List of Interesting Things (http://paulgazis.com/IntLinks.htm). This may include one or two you haven’t listed. If you haven’t seen them, you should check out John Dziadeck’s Airship and Zeppelin Sites.

I most definitely agree with you about accuracy. I’ve gone to considerable lengths to get the various performance, operation, and construction details right in The Flying Cloud (http://airships.paulgazis.com/). Was this worth the effort? I leave this for you to decide. Perhaps we should compare notes some day.

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