This 610 page paperback is the B&W version of the first of two volumes that set out to record the story of Airship Industries, and their high technology 'Skyships'.
Starting with the giant Shell International gas carrier design concept, Volume One traces the development of the AD 500 and SK 600 airships and examines their tests, trials and commercial applications. The book reviews their subsequent employment with chapters on operations in Australia and Japan, and concludes with a look at some later design concepts and the demise of the company.