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Preliminary report on the engineering development of the Magnus Aerospace Corp. LTA 20-1 heavy-lift aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. D. Delaurier ,
W. D. McKinney ,
W. L. Kung ,
G. M. Green  and
H. S. B. Scholaert
J. D. Delaurier
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies
W. D. McKinney
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies
W. L. Kung
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies
G. M. Green
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies
H. S. B. Scholaert
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies
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Within the past few years, there has been a growing interest in the utilisation of airships for a variety of missions. Studies funded by NASA and the US Navy have shown that modern airships not only could perform certain tasks more economically and silently than other aeronautical vehicles (short-haul passenger and freight transport, and long-duration ocean patrol), but that they could perform unique missions, such as the V/STOL transportation of bulky loads an order of magnitude beyond helicopter capability.

The types of modern airships envisioned fall into two categories: modernised blimps and heavy-load carriers. Blimps are receiving reconsideration for their traditional role of patrol and surveillance because of their fuel efficiency and the development of modern sensing devices which require a quiet, stationary vehicle for deployment.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 87 , Issue 864 , April 1983 , pp. 119 - 131
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1983 

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