Design Progress

Well, I got my mylar and heat sealer, they're both pretty awful. The heat sealer doesn't work well enough on the mylar for it to hold any kind of gas, however is useful for a few other things. The mylar is about what I expected, and can be glued, but I think I might "invest" in some mylar party balloons instead, just because they're tried and tested and pretty cheap. Maybe the mylar will find a different use.

I've been reviewing many designs of the zeppelins of old, and started designing my own.. The BZ-1 is my nickname for it (Ben's Zeppelin, lol). Here are some basic plans, stats, 3D mock-ups, etc.

NOTE: All dimensions given below are in cm, for the model, but would be in normal meters for the full sized version.

Length: 300cm

Largest Diameter: 44cm

Framework: 20 main frame rings, 16 longitudinal girders

Control Surfaces: Horizontal and Vertical fins between rings 4-1, control surfaces extend past that, are roughly 4.5x16cm square(less surface area)

Gas capacity: 17 18" mylar balloons, unknown volume or lift yet, requires further experimentation.

Motors: two at ring 10, two more at ring 14.