#Airships #AerospaceEngineering #LighterThanAir #Burgess #NACA #AviationHistory Post: 🪯 Found “Airship Design Burgess.pdf” – a 1925 NACA report by Charles P. Burgess. Thread on why it still matters ↓
5/5 If you’re into #AirshipDesign, this PDF is a time capsule of first principles. No CFD, no composites – just solid engineering judgment. Airship Design Burgess.pdf
4/5 Weakness? Burgess underestimated longitudinal bending from gusts – something the USS Shenandoah paid for. But his failure analysis was honest. Airship Design Burgess.pdf
📥 Link to PDF (if available) or search “NACA Report 225” Image suggestion: A scanned diagram from Burgess’s report (e.g., ring frame or longitudinal girder detail) + a modern hybrid airship photo. Airship Design Burgess.pdf