Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Preliminary Considerations Part I: Unconventional Power 1. Muscle Power 2. Steam Power 3. Alternative External Combustion Power 4. Battery Power 5. Solar Power 6. Nuclear Power 7. Miscellaneous Power Sources Part II: Unconventional Propulsion 8.

Buoyancy-Driven Propulsion 9. Wind Propulsion 10. Oars, Paddle Wheels and Cycloidal Propellers 11. Biomimetic Propulsion (Flapping and Undulating) 12. Miscellaneous Propulsion Methods Conclusion Appendices Appendix 1: Author's Airship Aerodynamics Standard Model Appendix 2: Aerodynamic Modeling of ­­Buoyancy-Driven Propulsion Appendix 3: Sensitivity of Aereon Predictions to Modeling Method Appendix 4: Reliability of Wind Speed Estimates by the Aereon Flight Eyewitnesses Appendix 5: Reliability of Estimates of the Ground Speed of the Aereon Appendix 6: Analysis of Steam (Rankine) Cycle Thermodynamics Appendix 7: Thermal Efficiency of Historical and Proposed Steam Locomotives Appendix 8: Methods of Improving Theoretical Cycle Efficiency of Steam Powerplants Appendix 9: Improving Actual Cycle Efficiency of Steam Powerplants Appendix 10: Steam Car Data Appendix 11: Condenser Pressure Chapter Notes Bibliography Index.