DocumentCode
1119967
Title
Disaster recovery
Author
Harris, Matthew W.
Volume
4
Issue
7
fYear
2009
Firstpage
26
Lastpage
29
Abstract
Seventy years on, airships are finally emerging from the shadow of the Hindenburg disaster.The JHL-40, which will be developed and built by Boeing, combines a neutrally-buoyant semi-rigid helium envelope with four Chinook helicopter rotors. The inert gas provides enough lift to support the aircraft, leaving the rotors to lift cargo - 40t at a time - and propel it at up to 70 knots (130km/h) over its range of 320km.
Keywords
aerospace accidents; aerospace safety; aircraft; Boeing; Chinook helicopter rotors; Hindenburg disaster; JHL-40; aircraft; airships; disaster recovery; helium envelope; inert gas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
5136884
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