Welcome!

First of all, thanks for coming!

I created this blog to keep track of the day by day progress of a project that right now seems to be impossible. I am an student of aeronautical engineering in Madrid (Spain) on my fourth course. Since I am quite familiar with aerodynamic issues, electronics and maths, I feel I lack of practical knowledge to carry out real life projects. Well, that would be the project of my life.

It would be interesting to write down what I know at present and keep record of the new skills and knowledge I’ll acquire in the future.

Electronics: I know what a resistor, inductor and condenser are. I took some courses in electric circuits, electrical engineering and two semesters in electronics (Electronics I and II). I found really interesting that world, so I bought a multimeter and later a USB oscilloscope. Apart from some tests I’ve done (build a signal filter, try some diodes, soldering some wires, use some counters, etc.) I have no experience in real projects.

Aerostatics, aerodynamics, thermodynamics…: I have a good base to make physical models of the airship behaviour in a standard atmosphere. It’s important, thought, to be aware that models are just that, models, and real-world testing must be done to be sure. Numerical calculus can also be carried out.

Navigation and communications: Those are vital issues and for that purpose electronics must be mastered. I have basic knowledge of satellite navigation and GSM network.

Materials: I took some courses at university about metals, but not yet about composites. Anyway, those are really expensive solutions, and one of the goals is to make it general user affordable. In the same way, no industrial solutions of fabrication would be desirable (i.e., MIG/TIG welding, CNC Milling machine and so).