Author Archives: LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Aviation Week Under a little-publicized program sponsored by the Pentagon, a small Southern California company is working on a design that is radical even by the quirky standards of buoyancy-aided aircraft: a rigid-hulled aircraft that varies its density to … Continue reading →

Goodyear and  Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik have announced a contract by which Goodyear agrees to buy three Zeppelin NT aircraft to replace their current fleet of blimps.  Find out more by clicking here.

Source: The Daily Climate A safer generation of airships is trying to usher in a low-carbon future for air cargo. The initial target: Developing markets – China, Africa, northern Canada – where transportation infrastructure is nonexistent. By Bruce Dorminey For … Continue reading →

Ohio Airships Inc. Press Release March 31, 2011 Ohio Airships taxi tested the improved Dynalifter Prototype this afternoon. The testing marks the first historic step to flight of the Dynalifter. The Dynalifter is a revolutionary type of hybrid aircraft, which … Continue reading →

Source: Airship Ventures For the next six months, The Farmers Airship will be criss-crossing the United States on the Covering Communities Tour!. The Airship will soar the skies of half of the nation’s states and make nearly two dozen stops, … Continue reading →