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00 Virtual Museum
- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Author Archives: LighterThanAirSociety
World’s longest airship crashes in England on test flight: media reports
Source: Reuters – reuters.com The world’s longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crashed during a test flight in Bedfordshire in central England, the Press Association reported on Wednesday. The BBC reported the airship, which undertook its first flight last … Continue reading
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New Video of the Airlander 10’s First Flight
The following video is courtesy of Hybrid Air Vehicles. Ltd.
Giant helium-filled airship Airlander takes off for 1st time
Source: AP – ap.org A blimp-shaped airship billed as the world’s largest aircraft has taken off for the first time, days after an earlier attempt was scuttled by a last-minute technical hitch. Engines roaring, the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 rose … Continue reading
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Tagged Airlander, airship, Cardington Hangars, Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd., hybrid airship
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Global Helium Summit 2.0
Source: gasworld conferences – gasworldconferences.com Final Agenda Confirmed for Helium Summit There is less than one month left until the gasworld Global Helium Summit 2.0 titled ‘Markets Returning to Equilibrium’ taking place in New Jersey, US, from 12-13 September, 2016.
A 21st century renaissance in high altitude ballooning
Source: The Space Review & Space News – thespacereview.com By S. Alan Stern High altitude ballooning has begun to undergo a renaissance that is creating exciting new capabilities, therefore enabling a wide array of new applications of interest to researchers … Continue reading