British Airships, Past, Present, and Future

1919

A 1919 account of British airship work by George Whale, who served with the Royal Naval Air Service. It runs from early experiments through the non-rigid S.S. patrol ships and the rigids to the airship's part in the war, and closes on the case for commercial airship travel.

Introduction
Chapter II Early Airships and Their Development to the Present Day
Chapter III British Airships Built by Private Firms
Chapter IV British Army Airships
Chapter V
Chapter VI Naval Airships.--The Non-Rigids--S.s. Type
Chapter VII NAVAL AIRSHIPS.--THE RIGIDS--RIGID AIRSHIP No. 1
Chapter VIII The Work of the Airship in the World War
The Future of Airships