Bano, Arjumand2018-02-262018-02-262017https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2754Supervised by: Sir Kalim- Ur- RehmanAirships are poorly understood and very ancient aircraft. It uses buoyant gas usually helium to lift its structure. They have been around from the time 1852 but their commercial use was in 1920’s and 1930’s. Today they are performing limited roles such as scientific research and advertising. Once they were used for heavy cargo transportation, survey and in anti-submarine war. Most famous of them were rigid airships used as flying aircraft carriers, heavy bombing and also for luxurious transportation. They become atool of terror by 1915 and after Great War they were used as transportation for wealthy passengers. After the crash of Hindenburg in 1973 people considered airships unsafe. Now they become seen as old technology. The project is structured in 17 Chapters. Introduction, History, The interwar period, Airship Biographies, Terminology, Classification, Construction, Modern Airships, Current design projects, comparison with heavier than air aircraft, Safety, passenger experience, Airship travel Brochure, Famous flights, The Hindenburg disaster, The Hindenburg film, Karachi’s airship hanger and at the end conclusion.enAirship BiographiesModern AirshipsBS ThesisThesis