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Justification of Performance of the Hybrid Propulsion Systems Architecture for A Transport Airship Cover

Justification of Performance of the Hybrid Propulsion Systems Architecture for A Transport Airship

Transactions on Aerospace Research
Volume 2025 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Oleksandr Yelans'ky and  Vasyl Loginov  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Dependence of transport costs on the average cargo density [9]: 1 – airships; 2 – ground transport; 3 – cargo planes.
Dependence of transport costs on the average cargo density [9]: 1 – airships; 2 – ground transport; 3 – cargo planes.

Fig. 2.

CO2 emissions per passenger for different modes of transportation [10].
CO2 emissions per passenger for different modes of transportation [10].

Fig. 3.

Schematic diagram of power system of a hybrid PS for a transport airship.
Schematic diagram of power system of a hybrid PS for a transport airship.

Comparison of aircraft fuel efficiency_

Range, kmAircraftFuel weight, kgPayload weight, kgGross take-off weight, kgCargo weight to gross takeoff weight ratio, kg/kgFuel weight to gross take-off weight ratio kg/kgFuel efficiency, g/kg/km
555Classic airship for short range mission136221792454000.480.030.1126
555B737-200544815890481240.330.110.6178
3700Classic airship for transcontinental mission13620780882270000.340.060.0471
3700L1011-50041768440381952200.230.210.2563
9250Classic airship for intercontinental mission581122043004540000.450.130.0308
9250B747-200148912590203722800.160.400.2728

Technical and economic characteristics of air vehicles_

Air vehicle typeHelicopterAircraftAirship class
Mi-26B747-400FA330-300P2FC-5B GalaxyAn-1241234
Airship body volume, thousand m3 266060352
Take-off weight, t49.5396.9242379.740525.45770.9332
Weight of commercial load, t20112.66311812058***up to 2530–40up to 200
Cruising speed, km/h180–255908910860890800850115140110145140170125165
Flight range, km400–600823068504440550045002000300010005000
Patrolling time up to 5 daysup to 15 days
Hourly fuel consumption, kg/h254010700631099601300040–70* 150300**90–150* 245490**490–540 980**980–1220 1860**
Fuel efficiency, g/t·km66011010212513014523090–16010517045–80
Flight-hour cost, USD/hour140002940083503420022600450600650–1100800–140023002900
Cargo transportation cost, USD/t·km3.91.50.861.810.240.450.850.18–0.350.150.270.08–0.15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2835
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Language: English
Page range: 140 - 155
Submitted on: Aug 19, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 9, 2025
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Published on: Dec 24, 2025
Published by: ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
hybrid propulsion systems,
transport airships,
aerial platforms,
air transport systems,
fuel cells,
hydrogen technologies,
propulsion-system architecture,
design methods,
parametric shaping
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