Peter Lobner, Updated 21 December 2020

1. Introduction

“Modern Airships” is a three-part document that contains an overview of modern airship technology in Part 1 and links in Parts 1, 2 and 3 to more than 170 individual articles on historic and advanced airship designs. This is Part 3.  Here are the links to the other two parts:

• Modern Airships – Part 1:  https://lynceans.org/all-posts/modern-airships-part-1/
• Modern Airships – Part 2:  https://lynceans.org/all-posts/modern-airships-part-2/

You’ll find a consolidated Table of Contents for all three parts at the following link.  This should help you navigate the large volume of material in the three documents.

• Consolidated TOC:  https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Consolidated-TOC_Modern-Airships_9Sep2021_1-converted.pdf

Modern Airships – Part 3 begins with a summary table identifying the airship concepts addressed in this part, and concludes by providing links to 33 individual articles on these airship concepts. A downloadable copy of Part 3 is available here:

• Part 3 main body & tables:  https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Modern-Airships-Part-3_main-body-R1-converted.pdf

If you have any comments or wish to identify errors in this document, please send me an e-mail to:  PL31416@cox.net.

I hope you’ll find the Modern Airships series to be informative, useful, and different from any other single document on this subject.

Best regards,

Peter Lobner

21 December 2020

2. Specific airship concepts in Part 3

The airships described in Part 3 are relatively exotic concepts in comparison to the heavy-lift cargo airships that dominate Parts 1 and 2.  Many of the airship concepts in Part 3 are designed for operation with very low or no carbon emissions.  I’ve grouped these airship concepts based on their applications rather than on their design / type because sometimes those details are difficult to determine when few graphics and limited descriptions are available.  A few of these airships look good as concepts, but may be impossible to build.  Nonetheless, all of these relatively exotic concepts point toward an airship future that will benefit from the great creativity expressed by these designers.

The airship design concepts reviewed in Part 3 are summarized in the following set of tables.  Except for a few sub-scale models, none of these airship concepts have flown.  Links to individual articles on these airships are provided at the end of this document.

3. Links to the individual articles

The following links will take you to 33 individual articles.  Note that the Avalon Airships article addresses all three of their airship design concepts, which are listed separately in the above tables and in the following index.

Cargo & multi-purpose airships

• KNAAR heavy-lift cargo airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/KNARR-cargo-airship-R1-converted.pdf
• Airship One medium, hybrid airship / semi-buoyant aircraft: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Airship-One-converted.pdf
• Airship Archangel large, multi-purpose airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Archangel-converted.pdf
• Cloudea large, multi-purpose airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Cloudea-converted.pdf
• Rediscovery Presidential airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rediscovery-converted.pdf

Mass transportation airships:

• KLM WB-1010 Spruce Whale large buoyant passenger aircraft: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/KLM-WB1010-Spruce-Whale-converted.pdf
• Airbia suburban passenger ferry airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Airbia-converted.pdf
• Flight 2.0 basic air transportation: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Flight-2-point-0-converted.pdf
• Imaginactive Aerostratos regional passenger transportation: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Imaginactive-Aerostratos-and-Terzi-converted.pdf

Flying hotel airships:

• Avalon Airships Aether luxury airship hotel: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Avalon-Airships-converted.pdf
• Manned Cloud luxury airship hotel: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Manned-Cloud-luxury-airship-converted.pdf
• Airship Traveling luxury airship hotel: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Airship-Traveling-luxury-airship-converted.pdf
• Dassault Systems commercial flying cruise liner:  https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Dassault-Systems-airships-converted.pdf
• Aircruise luxury airship hotel with land dock: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aircruise-converted.pdf
• Hydrogenase bio-hydrogen airship / building with land dock: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Hydrogenase-converted.pdf

Touring airships:

• Avalon Airships Hemera luxury tourist ferry: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Avalon-Airships-converted.pdf
• Airmotion scenic touring airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Airmotion-converted.pdf
• Stalker exploration airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Stalker-converted.pdf

Flying yacht airships:

• Strato Cruiser luxury airship yacht: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Strato-Cruiser-converted.pdf
• Eunoia luxury airship yacht: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Eunoia-R1-converted.pdf
• LZ-73 small luxury airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LZ_73-small-luxury-airship-converted.pdf
• Renault Zep’lin solar-powered racing airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Renault-Zep’lin-converted.pdf
• Aeolus personal airship yacht: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aeolus-converted.pdf
• Wolke7 personal airship yacht / flying home: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Wolke7-airship-yacht-converted.pdf
• Aeromodeller II personal hydrogen airship yacht: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aeromodeller-II-converted.pdf
• Aerolabe solar-powered airship / ornithopter hybrid: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aerolabe-ornithopter-airship-converted.pdf

Stratospheric airships & stations:

• Walden Aerospace – Earth Station One, Silver Dart shuttle & Vertical Exploration System (W.A.V.E.S.): https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Walden-LTAS_Exotic-hybrid-airships_R1-converted.pdf

Remotely-piloted special purpose airship:

• Avalon Airships EOS autonomous police support vehicle: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Avalon-Airships-converted.pdf

Personal airships:

• Sky Voyage hybrid personal airship / glider: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Sky-Voyage-personal-airship-converted.pdf
• Escape hybrid personal airship & land vehicle: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Escape-personal-airship-converted.pdf

Thermal (hot air) airships:

• Sunrise solar-powered thermal airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Sunrise-solar-thermal-airship-converted.pdf
• Sterling solar-powered thermal airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Sterling-solar-thermal-airship-converted.pdf
• Tensairity thermal airship: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tensairity-thermal-airship-converted.pdf

Other novel designs:

• Imaginactive Medusa and Cubozo: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Imaginactive-Medusa-and-Cubozo-converted.pdf
• Imaginactive Templar: https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Imaginactive-Templar-converted.pdf