Essays on Airship

For several centuries writers have been trying to prophesize future of mankind. The more the world is exposed to the influence of industrial and technological progress, the more spectacular prophecies are. For instance, in 1909 E.M. Forster wrote a short story The Machine Stops in which he predicted collapse of civilization due to extreme reliance on technology. At the beginning of twentieth century societies were developing very fast because of rapid industrialization. Telephones and cars, which were quick to assemble, were probably the greatest inventions that influenced society the most. A hundred years later, people continue to introduce state-of-the-art ...

Introduction

Large and small businesses in all industries face particular risk, which is either perceived or unknown. The risk can occur at any time during the firm operation cycle and lead to the collapse of the particular business. Importantly, the management of various companies includes risk management as part of their strategic plan. Known risks are easy to manage than unforeseen circumstances. Regardless of the risk, every management is keen to implement proper ways to ensure the business doesn’t suffer negatively. Some companies choose to avoid the risk while others control the loss. In some instances, a company may ...

The time has come that the technical problems facing the old design of Airship with Helical Vertical Axis for Wind Turbine (Eagle 14) at High Altitude shall be replaced with a new one that meets engineering standards in order to work more efficiently. A team will handle the proposed project based on a research plan made by the members. The project is expected to produce good results because the team will assign a principal investigator or PI who has a wide experience and record of achievements in the fields of experimental and quantitative design of Airborne Wind Turbine at high altitude. This research ...

Importance of undertaking the research

Tethers are used in Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) systems instead of the use of rigid towers. With the use of tethers, there is new degree of freedom in the flight. AWE systems come with different shapes when compared to aircrafts and aerostats. This, therefore, requires that unique attention be directed at safety dynamics, and systems control. The use of tethers instead of towers brings challenges to the whole process. Although this is the case, there is the introduction of performance optimization. Currently, AWE systems which have turbine blades with horizontal axis will be required to make adjustments to the ...

Introduction

The Hindenburg disaster is recorded in history as a spaceship that was involved in a crash marking the end of their use in air travel. This scientific design had marked one of the largest space travel aircraft. No such a large aircraft had been used for space travel before. This involved building a craft that was lighter than air and one that used hydrogen gas for propulsion. However, the crash of this aircraft created controversy including marking the end of their use in air travel. May, 1937 marked the day of the accident in which the Hindenburg aircraft arrived at the air station ...

Dessler, A. J., D. E. Overs, and W. H. Appleby. “The Hindenburg Fire: Hydrogen or Incendiary Paint?” Buoyant Flight 52.2-3 (2005): 1-11. Electronic. This article points out problems with Addison Bain’s theory about the Hindenburg fire, which claims that the paint on the ship’s outer material was the point of ignition and the primary mover of the fire and is referred to in the article as the “incendiary-paint theory.” This theory holds that early in the fire, the fire did not look as though it was a hydrogen fire. The article’s authors determine that both ...

Science Fiction

Introduction Fantasy as well as science fiction answers this question –What if? Science fiction often takes our understanding when it comes to how our universe works and even imagines technologies and ideas that people have not witnessed yet, but could still fit within our understanding. The fiction, which expands on what people know about science, is working on known principles. There are many roots of science fiction and fantasy as a genre that can be explained through the course of this study. In this research, we also argue that there are major creators of science fiction and fantasy ...