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This compilation provides references to a variety of
materials and sources in the collections of the Library of Congress
on the history, present status, and uses of lighter-than-air aircraft,
also known as balloons, airships, dirigibles, aerostats, and blimps.
A balloon is a vehicle whose flexible bag is inflated with a lighter-than-air
gas, such as helium, so that it will rise and float in the atmosphere.
The bag can be attached to some sort of carrier for passengers.
For free balloons, only their altitude can be controlled, and their
direction and speed depends on the wind. Airships, however, are
equipped with some means of propelling and steering, so that controlled
flight is possible. There are three types of airships: nonrigid,
semirigid, and rigid. Lighter-than-air vehicles get their lift from
what are called "aerostatic forces," rather than from aerodynamic
forces that support a heavier-than-air aircraft. A balloon or airship's
lift is derived from its buoyancy, which comes from the difference
between the density of the atmosphere and that of the lifting gas
that fills it.
Not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography, this guide is designed--as
the name of the series implies--to put the reader "on target." Two
related guides in this series are TB 00-3 Mechanics of Flight:
Aerodynamics and TB 00-4 Aircraft. This guide supersedes
TB 76-7 Airships.
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Ardema, Mark R. Airship. In McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science
& technology. 8th ed. v. 1. New York, McGraw-Hill, c1997. p.
389-391.
Q121.M3 1997 v. 1 <SciRR>
Lighter than air. In Jane's all the world's aircraft.
Coulsdon, Surrey, Eng., Alexandria, Va., Jane's Information Group,
1999. p. 779-796, 848.
TL501.J3 90th ed. 1999-2000 <SciRR desk>
Nagel, Walter R. Balloon. In McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science
& technology. 8th ed. v. 2. New York, McGraw-Hill, c1997. p.
501-504.
Q121.M3 1997 v. 2 <SciRR>
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Subject headings used by the Library of Congress,
under which books on balloons and airships can be located in most
card, book, and online catalogs, include the following:
Highly relevant
AIRSHIPS
See also the name of the aircraft, e.g.,
"Hindenburg (Airship)"
"Macon (Airship)"
"Graf Zeppelin (Airship)"
BALLOONS
See also subdivision Balloons under individual wars,
e.g.,
World War, 1939-1945--Balloons"
"United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Balloons"
Relevant
BALLOON
ASCENSIONS
BALLOONING
HOT
AIR BALLOONS
Related
BALLOONISTS
More general
AERONAUTIC
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Collier, Basil. The airship: a history. New York, Putnam,
1974. 271 p.
Bibliography: p. 247-249.
TL650.C63 1974b <SciRR>
Crouch, Tom D. The eagle aloft: two centuries of the balloon
in America. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983.
770 p.
Bibliography: p. 721-731.
TL618.C76 1983 <SciRR>
Ege, Lennart A. T. Balloons and airships, 1783-1973.
London, Blandford Press, 1973. 234 p.
Bibliography: p. 224-225. Translation of Balloner
og luftskibe, 1783-1973.
TL605.E4313 <SciRR>
Gerken, Louis C. Airships: history and technology. Chula
Vista, Calif., American Scientific Corp., c1990. 464 p.
Bibliography: p. 461-462.
TL650.G47 1990 <SciRR>
Glines, Carroll V. Lighter-than-air flight. New York,
F. Watts, 1965. 276 p.
TL605.G6
Wise, John. Through the air; a narrative of forty years' experience
as an aeronaut: comprising a history of the various attempts in
the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down
to the present time. New York, Arno Press, 1972, c1873. 650
p.
TL515.W55 1972
An enlarged ed. of the author's A system of
aeronautics, published in 1850.
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Archbold, Rick. Hindenburg: an illustrated history. Text
by Rick Archbold; paintings by Ken Marschall. New York, Warner Books,
c1994. 229 p.
Bibliography: p. 226.
TL659.H5A73 1994
Beaubois, Henry. Airships: yesterday, today and tomorrow.
New York, Two Continents Pub. Group, 1976, c1973. 222 p.
TL650.B413 1976 <SciRR>
Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of Dirigeables.
Brooks, Peter M. Zeppelin: rigid airships, 1893-1940.
Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, c1992. 221 p.
Bibliography: p. 214-217.
TL657.B76 1992
Capelotti, P. J. By airship to the North Pole: an archaeology
of human exploration. New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University
Press, c1999. 209 p.
Bibliography: p. 193-197.
G587.C36 1999
DeVorkin, David H. Race to the stratosphere: manned scientific
ballooning in America. New York, Springer-Verlag, c1989. 406
p.
Bibliography: p. 365-378.
TL618.D48 1989 <SciRR>
Dick, Harold G., and Douglas H. Robinson. The golden age of
the great passenger airships, Graf Zeppelin & Hindenburg. Washington,
Smithsonian Institution Press, c1985. 226 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TL659.G7D53 1985
Espitallier, Georges. La technique du ballon. Paris, O.
Doin, 1907. 467 p.
TL626.E77
Gillispie, Charles Coulston. The Montgolfier brothers and the
invention of aviation, 1783-1784: with a word on the importance
of ballooning for the science of heat and the art of building railroads.
Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, c1983. 210 p.
Bibliography: p. 178-179.
TL617.M66G48 1983
Haydon, Frederick Stansbury. Aeronautics in the Union and Confederate
armies, with a survey of military aeronautics prior to 1861.
v. 1. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1941. 421 p.
E492.7.H3
Paperback reprint issued in 2000.
Hayward, Keith. The military utility of airships. London,
Royal United Services for Defence Studies, 1998. 65 p.
Bibliography: p. 62-65.
UG1220.H38 1998
Hodgson, John Edmund. The history of aeronautics in Great Britain,
from the earliest times to the latter half of the nineteenth century,
by J. E. Hodgson, with 150 illustrations from contemporary sources,
chronology, bibliography, etc. London, Oxford University Press,
H. Milford, c1924. 436 p.
Bibliography: p. 387-415.
TL526.G7H6
An extensive, well-illustrated review of balloons
and airships.
Jeffries, John. A narrative of the two aerial voyages.
New York, Arno Press, 1971. 60 p.
TL620.B6J4 1971
Reprint of the 1786 edition with the title A
narrative of the two aerial voyages of Doctor Jeffries with Mons.
Blanchard.
Laporte, Albert. Les naufrages aériens. Paris, T. Lefevre,
1880. 292 p.
TL616.L3 1880
Meyer, Henry Cord. Airshipmen, businessmen, and politics:
1890-1940. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, c1991.
273 p.
Bibliography: p. 265-269.
TL657.M39 1991
Rechs, Robert J. Who's who of ballooning. Indianola, Iowa,
National Balloon Museum, 1983. 361 p.
TL615.R43 1983 <SciRR>
Ryan, Craig. The pre-astronauts: manned ballooning on the threshold
of space. Annapolis, Md., Naval Institute Press, c1995. 327
p.
Bibliography: p. 309-317.
TL618.R95 1995
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Aerostatics; or, a history of balloons. 2nd ed. London,
Printed for the author by J. Rhynd and sold by R. Crosby and Co.,
1802. 55 p.
TL617.A3 1802a
Botting, Douglas. The giant airships. By Douglas Botting
and the editors of Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Va., Time-Life Books,
1980. 180 p. (The epic of flight, 6)
TL657.B67 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 176-177.
Darnall, Diane Thomas. The challengers: a century of ballooning.
Phoenix, Ariz., Hunter Publishing Co., c1989.
221 p.
Bibliography: p. 219
TL616.D37 1989
Davy, Maurice John Bernard. Aeronautics, lighter-than-air craft.
London, H. M. Stationery Office, 1950. 112 p.
TL605.L6
Dwiggins, Don. The complete book of airships: dirigibles, blimps
& hot air balloons. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, 1980.
352 p.
TL605.D84 <SciRR>
Figuier, Louis. Les aérostats. Paris, Jouvet et cie, 1882.
268 p.
TL616.F5 1882
Fonvielle, W. de. Histoire de la navigation aérienne.
Paris, Hachette et cie, 1907. 270 p.
TL616.F6 1907
Glaisher, James, and others. Voyages aériens. Paris, L.
Hachette et cie., 1870. 612 p.
TL620.A1G5 1870
Haining, Peter. The dream machines. London, New English
Library, 1972. 180 p.
TL616.H26 1972
Mansfield, Charles Blachford. Aerial navigation. London,
Macmillan and Co., 1877. 513 p.
Bibliography: p. 493-496.
TL650.M3
Marion, Fulgence. Wonderful balloon ascents; or, the conquest
of the skies. A history of balloons and balloon voyages.
New York, Charles Scribner & Co., 1870. 218 p.
TL616.M332
Translation of Les ballons et les voyages
aériens.
May, Gustav. Ballooning: a concise sketch of its history and
principles. London, Symons&Co., 1885. 94 p.
TL610.M37 1885
Nicolaou, Stéphane. Les premiers dirigeables français.
Boulogne, France, E.T.A.I.; Le Bourget, Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace,
c1997. 111 p. (Collection "Envols," no. 3)
TL650.N53 1997
Payne, Lee. Lighter than air: an illustrated history of the
airship. Rev. ed. New York, Orion Books, c1991. 310 p.
Bibliography: p. 305-306.
TL650.P39 1991 <SciRR>
Peyrey, François. Au fil du vent. Paris, H. Guiton, 1909.
302 p.
TL610.P4
Robinson, Douglas Hill. Giants in the sky: a history of the
rigid airship. Henley-on-Thames, Eng., G. T. Foulis, 1973.
376 p.
Bibliography: p. 326-329.
TL657.R6 1973b <SciRR>
Sazerac de Forge, Leonide. La conquête de l'air. Paris,
Nancy, Berger-Levrault&cie, 1907. 378 p.
TL650.S3 1907
Sargent, Eric. Aircraft and the air. New York, London,
D. Appleton-Century, 1937. 682 p.
TL600.S25
Silberer, Herbert. Veirtausend Kilometer im Ballon. Leipzig,
O. Spamer, 1903. 136 p.
TL620.S5A3
Tissandier, Gaston. Histoire de mes ascensions; récit de vingt-quatre
voyages aériens (1868-1877) précédé de simples notions sur les ballons
et la navigation aérienne. Paris, M. Dreyfous, c1878. 344 p.
Bibliography: p. 340-341.
TL620.T5A3 1878
Tissandier, Gaston. Voyages dan les airs. Paris, Hachette
et cie, 1885. 94 p.
TL616.T55 1885
Tissandier, Gaston. Histoire des ballons et des aéronautes
célèbres, 1801-1890. Paris, H. Launette&cie, 1887-90. 2 v.
TL616.T5
Tissandier, Gaston. Observations métérologiques en ballon.
Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1879. 51 p.
TL620.T5A4
Toland, John. The great dirigibles; their triumphs and disasters.
New York, Dover Publications, 1972. 352 p.
TL650.T66 1972
Published in 1957 under the title Ships in
the sky.
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Breckinridge, Henry. Airship investigation. Washington,
U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1933. 177 p.
TL659.A4B7
United States. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible
Disasters. Investigation of dirigible disasters. Hearings
before a joint committee to investigate dirigible disasters. Congress
of the United States, Seventh-third Congress, first session, pursuant
to H. Con. Res. 15, a concurrent resolution creating a joint committee
to investigate the causes of the wrecks of dirigibles. May 22 to
June 6, 1933. Printed for the use of the Joint committee to investigate
dirigible disasters. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
1933. 944 p.
TL659.A4U5 1933
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Dissertations may be identified by using online resources or the
following indexes located in the Main Reading Room. Consult any
reference librarian about options. Some dissertations may be available
in full text through electronic resources on public terminals at
the Library of Congress.
Comprehensive Dissertation Index,1861-1972.
Z5053.X47 1973
Comprehensive Dissertation Index. Supplement. (1973- annual)
Z5053.X47a
Dissertation Abstracts International. (1938- monthly)
Z5053.D57 and Computer format
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Bradshaw, Price. The role of technology in the failure of
the rigid airship as an invention. Ann Arbor, Mich., University
Microfilms, 1975.
UMI publication number 7604222
Collation of the original: 296 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Florida, 1975.
Capelotti, Peter Joseph. A conceptual model for aerospace archaeology:
a case study from the Wellman Site, Virgohamna, Danskoya Svalbard.
Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1996.
UMI publication number 9633681
Collation of the original: 266 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey-- New Brunswick, 1996.
Collier, William G. Applications of variational principles
to modeling a partially inflated scientific research balloon.
Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 2000.
UMI publication number 99555457
Collation of the original: 103 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--The George Washington University,
2000.
De Syon, Guillaume Paul Sam. The sociopolitics of technology:
the Zeppelin in official and popular culture, 1900-1939. Ann
Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1994.
UMI publication number 9417316
Collation of the original: 358 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--Boston University, 1994.
Levitt, Martin L. The United States Navy and lighter-than-air
aviation. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1991.
UMI publication number 9120803
Collation of the original: 250 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--Temple University, 1991.
Levitt, Martin L. Airship operations during World War II.
Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1982.
UMI publication number 1319956
Collation of the original: 104 p.
Thesis (masters)--Florida Atlantic University,
1982.
Minamitani, Takahisa. Development of an imaging x-ray detector
for high-altitude balloon-borne astronomy. Ann Arbor, Mich.,
University Microfilms, 2000.
UMI publication number 9962051
Collation of the original: 145 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Alabama in Huntsville,
2000.
Smith, Richard K. The airships Akron and Macon: flying aircraft
carriers of the United States Navy. Annapolis, U.S. Naval Institute,
1965. 228 p.
TL659.A4S6 and Microfilm 14154 <MicRR>
Thesis (doctoral)--The University of Chicago,
1966.
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Technical reports and other types of literature are indexed in
the following guides:
Government Reports Announcements & Index (1946-1996)
Z7916.G78 <SciRR A&I> and Computer format
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
(1895- )
Z1233.A18 <SciRR A&I> and Computer format
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Reports listed below are available upon request in the Science
Reading Room. These and other reports on aerodynamics may also be
purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS),
Springfield, Virginia 22161. NTIS telephone: (800) 553-6847.
Ardema, Mark D. Missions and vehicle concepts for modern, propelled,
lighter-than-air vehicles. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Advisory
Group for Aerospace Research and Development, 1985. 52 p. (AGARD-R-724)
ADA135327
Balis Crema, Luigi, and Antonio Castellani. Some trends in
airship technology developments. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France,
Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, 1983. 14
p. (AGARD Report no. 717)
ADA133996
Hain, James W. Airships for marine mammal research: evaluation
and recommendations. Washington, Marine Mammal Commission,
1991. 38 p.
PB92128271
Holdaway, Aaron M. Turbulence profiles and outer length scale
determination in the atmosphere using balloons. Monterey, Calif.,
Naval Postgraduate School, 2000. 62 p.
ADA378065
McCold, Lance N., Gerald K. Eddlemon, and Terrance J. Blasing.
Environmental effects of the US Antarctic Program's use of balloons
in Antarctica. Washington, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Department
of Energy, 1995. 76 p. (ORNL/TM-13032)
DE96000853
Ramsey, B. D., and others. Instrumentation for X-ray astronomy
from high-altitude balloons: recent developments and future plans.
Huntsville, Ala., George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 1997.
11 p. (NASA/TM-1998-207905)
N19990004107
Van Eaton, Errol H. Airships and the modern military.
Carlisle Barracks, Pa., Army War College, 1991. 41 p.
ADA233610
Wanjek, Christopher. Ultimate mountaintop: astronomy aboard
stratospheric balloons. Greenbelt, Md., National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, 2000. 12
p.
N20000090565
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Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant journal articles
and other literature on aircraft are listed below. Some suggested
terms for searching include "Airship," "Balloon," and variations
of these terms. Engineering Index, FirstSearch, Infotrac, and
Proquest, which are available on workstations in the Science
Reading Room and the Computer Catalog Centers, contain files that
may be useful in obtaining information about aircraft. Consult reference
staff for location of abstracting and indexing (A&I) services
and computer terminals.
Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (1962-
)
Z7913.B7 <SciRR>
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals (1949-
)
Z6723.U27 <SciRR> and Computer format
Applied Science&Technology Index (1913- )
Z7913.I7 <SciRR> and Computer format
Engineering Index Annual (1884- )
Z5851.E62 <SciRR> and Computer format
General Science Index (1978-)
Z7401.G46 <SciRR> and Computer format
International Aerospace Abstracts (1961- )
TL500.I57 <SciRR>
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
(1895- )
Z1223.A18 <SciRR> and Computer format
Physics Abstracts (1898- )
QC1.P46 <SciRR> and Computer format
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1900- )
AI3.R48 <BusRR>, <N&CPR>, and
Computer format
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Current journals that contain relevant articles are
many, but few current journals carry a significant number of articles
on balloons and airships on a regular basis. Buoyant Flight
(TL609.W5) is published by the Lighter Than Air Society. Journals
such as Aviation Week & Space Technology, (TL501.A8)
and
Aerospace America (TL501.A688A25), as well as general
science and technology journals, may carry articles of interest
from time
to time. Use abstracting and indexing services to find articles
on these subjects.
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Baginski, Frank, and Kenneth A. Brakke. Modeling ascent configurations
of strained high-altitude balloons. AIAA journal, v. 36,
Oct. 1998: 1901-1910.
TL501.A688A2
Butcher, Charles. Zeppelins set to hit the skies again. Chemical
engineering, v. 106, Apr. 1999: 60.
TN1.M45
Cox, Harold Roxbee. The external forces on an airship structure
with special reference to the requirements of rigid airship design.
Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, v. 33, Sept. 1929:
725-811.
TL501.R7
D'Costa, S. L., S. K. Ghosh, and M. V. Naik. A new telemetry system
for a balloon-borne far-infrared astronomical telescope. Review
of scientific instruments, v. 71, Jan. 2000: 281-288.
Q184.R5
Danis, François, and others. DESCARTES: a novel lightweight balloon-borne
instrument for measurement of halocarbons. Review of scientific
instruments, v. 71, Jan. 2000: 271-280.
Q184.R5
De Giorgis, Maurizio, and others. Atmospheric reentry demonstrator
balloon flight test. Journal of spacecraft and rockets,
v. 36, July/Aug., 1999: 507-510.
TL787.A62A2
Ellenrieder, T. J. The modeling and validation of the vertical
dynamics of a hot air balloon. Proceedings of the Institution
of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering,
v. 213, no. G1, 1999: 57-62.
TJ1.P867
Lutz, T., and S. Wagner. Drag reduction and shape optimization
of airship bodies. Journal of aircraft, v. 35, May/June
1998: 345-351.
TL501.J63
NASA enlists polyester textile for balloon program. Plastics
engineering, v. 56, Mar. 2000: 8.
TP1101.P513
Parks, Elizabeth. Superpressure balloons reach new heights. Machine
design, v. 72, Apr. 6, 2000: 48-50.
TJ1.M15
Puttré, Michale. Reprise of the airship. Design news,
v. 52, Aug. 11, 1997: 104-108.
TA175.D4
Renard, Jean-Baptiste, and others. SALOMON: a new, light balloonborne
UV-visible spectrometer for nighttime observations of stratospheric
trace-gas species. Applied optics, v. 39, Jan. 20, 2000:
386-392.
QC350.O62
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Selected materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet
boxes include the following:
Andrews, Peter. Lighter than air. Invention & technology,
v. 9, summer 1993: 8-22.
Beck, Leonard N. The balloon and man's will to fly: an exhibit
marking the 200th anniversary of the first successful balloon ascension.
Washington, Library of Congress, 1983? 6 p.
Exhibit catalog.
Butterworth-Hayes, Philip. Airships float back to the future. Aerospace
America, v. 35, Dec. 1997: 4-6.
Fulghum, David A., and Robert Wall. Mammoth half-blimp seen as
future airlifter. Aviation week & space technology,
v. 150, Feb. 22, 1999: 26-27.
Garvey, William. Company town. Air&space, v. 11, Mar.
1997: 60-67.
"Residents of Friedrichshafen, Germany aren't
impressed by Concordes or 747s. They love zeppelins."
Hadfield, Peter. Will phone calls travel by balloon? New scientist,
v. 154, June 7, 1997: 22.
Hagenlocher, Klaus G. A zeppelin for the 21st century. Scientific
American, v. 281, Nov. 1999: 104-109.
Irion, Robert. Balloon flight brings cosmic glow into focus. Science,
v. 286, Nov. 12, 1999: 1266-1267.
The Lighter Than Air Society collection: a list of books housed
at main library of Akron-Summit County Public Library with information
on materials in the University of Akron archives. Akron, Ohio,
Akron-Summit County Public Library, 1978? 40 p. (ST/500/10-78)
Musser, George. The flip side of the universe. Scientific American,
v. 279, Sept. 1998: 22.
Nadis, Steve. The zeppelin also rises. Technology review,
v. 100, Oct. 1997: 18-20.
Nowak, Rachel. Above it all. New scientist, v. 161, Jan.
9, 1999: 12.
Pain, Stephanie. Higher and higher. New scientist, v.
163, July 3, 1999: 52-53.
Pushing the envelope. Economist, May 29, 1999: 79-80.
"Engineers, visionaries and entrepreneurs have
been talking about reviving the airship for decades. Soon, some
of their ideas may start to get off the ground."
Reavis, Ed. Beyond the blimp. Flight international, v.
157, Feb. 22-28, 2000: 54-56.
Scott, Phil. The balloon that flew round the world. Scientific
American, v. 281, Nov. 1999: 110-113.
Seife, Charles. BOOMERANG returns with surprising news. Science,
v. 288, Apr. 28, 2000: 595.
Smith, I. Steve, and James A. Cutts. Floating in space. Scientific
American, Nov. 1999: 98-103.
Smith, Mike, and Loren Seely. Balloons. Aerospace America,
v. 36, Dec. 1998: 22.
Special achievement. Aviation week&space technology,
v. 152, Apr. 10, 2000: L11, L13.
Aviation Week honors Dr. Bertrand Piccard,
captain, and copilot Brian Jones of the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon
for the feat of circumnavigating the globe in 1999.
Taverna, Michael A. CargoLifter aims to provide takeoff for stalled
dirigible industry. Aviation week &space technology,
v. 152, June 5, 2000: 88-89.
Taverna, Michael A. Heavy-lift dirigible demo nears first flight.
Aviation week&space technology, v. 151, July 19, 1999:
41-42.
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Akron-Summit County Public Library
1040 E. Tallmadge Ave.
Akron, OH 44310
Telephone: (330) 643-9000
E-mail: speccollections@ascpl.lib.oh.us.
URL: http://ascpl.lib.oh.us
The Lighter-Than-Air Collection, owned by the
Lighter-Than-Air Society, contains many interesting books about
dirigibles, blimps, and balloons. Other materials from the Lighter-Than-Air
Society collection, such as pamphlets and photographs, are housed
at the University of Akron Archives (American History Research Center,
University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325).
Association of Balloon and Airship Constructors (ABAC)
P.O. Box 3841
City of Industry, CA 91744-0841
Telephone: (619) 715-0409
Fax: (619) 715-0409 URL: http://www89.pair.com/techinfo/ABAC/abac.htm
Purpose: To further the development of Lighter-Than-Air
(LTA) flight by providing a forum for discussion of the history
and technology of LTA and a resource for LTA researchers, designers,
and builders. Emphasis is on engineering and technology.
Experimental Balloon and Airship Association
P.O. Box 51
Post Mills, VT 05058
Telephone: (802) 333-9254
URL: http://www.hotairship.com/ebaa
A loose congregation of aeronauts who have built,
are flying or own any sort of experimental, ultralight, or homebuilt
lighter-than-air craft.
The Lighter-Than-Air Society
526 S. Main Street, Suite 232
Akron, OH 44311
Telephone: (330) 928-4261
Fax: (330) 668-1105
URL: http://www.blimpinfo.com/
Dedicated to furthering knowledge of the history,
science, and techniques of buoyant flight, the Lighter-Than-Air
Society publishes Buoyant Flight (issn 0361-5065).
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
National Air & Space Museum Branch, NASM Building
Sixth & Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20560
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Holdings on the history of flight and aerospace
development, including biographical materials on aviation pioneers,
balloons and ballooning, with an extensive photographic collection.
Special collections of the Library of Congress housed in the Prints
and Photographs Division and the Manuscript Division
Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4730
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4680
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Archives
collection incorporates primary source materials documenting the
history of aeronautics. Between 1964 and 1966 the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, an organization formed in 1963
by the merger of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences and the American
Rocket Society, presented to the Library of Congress material from
its extensive Aeronautical Archives. A collection of 30,000 items
is housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
The Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress maintains
a collection of pictorial aeronautica of 1,400 items assembled by
Bella C. Landauer (1874-1960), a fellow of the Institute of Aerospace
Sciences, which contains depictions of balloon ascents.
The Tissandier Collection is a collection of manuscripts, pictorial
material, and publications relating to the history of aeronautics
assembled by the brothers Albert (1836-1906) and Gaston Tissandier
(1843-1899), balloonists, dirigible builders, and aeronautical historians.
Six thousand items from the Tissandier Collection, spanning the
years 1776 to 1914, are housed in the Manuscript Division of the
Library of Congress. Items of the Tissandier brothers' pictorial
documentation of lighter-than-air travel have been transferred to
the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.
Many aeronautical publications in the general classified collection
and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division can be traced
to the Tissandier library.
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The Internet offers a growing number of sites that may have materials
on balloons and airships. Most of the organizations listed in the
previous section provide links to related sites from their web sites.
In addition to the following sites, it is also possible to use a
search engine, such as AltaVista, Google, or Northern Light, to
locate additional sites.
Airship and Blimp Resources
URL: http://www.hotairship.com
Goodyear Blimp Information
URL: http://www.goodyearblimp.com
The Naval Airship Association
URL: http://www.naval-airships.org
Maintains links to many other web sites concerning
airships, including airship bases, airship companies, airship sites,
armed forces, associations, museums, military assistance sites,
other sites of interest, and search engines, at http://www.naval-airships.org/othlinks.html
Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
URL: http://www.nlhs.com
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
URL: http://www.zeppelin-museum.de
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