{"product_id":"british-airships-past-present-and-future-1918","title":"British Airships: Past, Present and Future (1918)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe airship,\u003cbr\u003e\nbeing provided with engines to propel it through the air, and\u003cbr\u003e\nwith rudders and elevators to control it for direction and\u003cbr\u003e\nheight, can be steered in whatever direction is desired, and\u003cbr\u003e\nvoyages can be made from one place to another--always provided\u003cbr\u003e\nthat the force of the wind is not sufficiently strong to overcome\u003cbr\u003e\nthe power of the engines.  The airship is, therefore, nothing\u003cbr\u003e\nelse than a dirigible balloon, for the engines and other weights\u003cbr\u003e\nconnected with the structure are supported in the air by an\u003cbr\u003e\nenvelope or balloon, or a series of such chambers, according to\u003cbr\u003e\ndesign, filled with hydrogen or gas of some other nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Whale (Late Major, R.A.F.)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44310418292897,"sku":"9781111127569","price":28.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1nwp5v5-front-shortedge-384_164a691a-1932-41f6-8d14-d8a220f3221f.jpg?v=1747546125","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/british-airships-past-present-and-future-1918","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}