Propelled Lighter-Than-Air Vehicles

Download or read book Propelled Lighter-Than-Air Vehicles written by See Notes and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This transcript from hearings before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the United States Senate includes a variety of witness statements and technical submissions including material from Goodyear Airships Programs, the U.S. Navy, NASA Lighter-than-Air Project Office, Piasecki Aircraft Corp., the U.S. Forest Service, Hov-Air-Ship Inc., and Senator Barry Goldwater. Primary uses discussed in detail are transportation and emplacement of very heavy assemblies and subassemblies encountered in the construction industry, and long-endurance surveillance of the coastal zone.