To Understand Why Airships Lost the Sky to Airplanes Take a Look at the Network on the Ground  

作　　者：Helmut E. Braun 

机构地区：[1]Northern Business School, Hamburg, Germany

出　　处：《History Research》2013年第1期23-30,共8页历史研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Zeppelins and airplanes went into a commercial competition during the 1920s and 1930s. The Zeppelin was a very costly and high-scale technology which operated with a number of devices less than fingers a hand has. Airplanes, however, were cheap both in investment and operation and improved their cost-effectiveness rapidly during the times. Therefore, it was clear from an economic point of view to develop a fast growing net of commercial airports serving an even fast growing number of passengers. This was self-energizing. Zeppelins, however, focused on one, later two point-to-point services only, justified by a lack of capital and permanent economic losses.

关 键 词：airplanes innovation diffusion network Zeppelin 

分 类 号：V274[航空宇航科学与技术—飞行器设计] V267