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Office building redo: Blimp on top?

Posted on August 16, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune – sandiegouniontribune.com By Roger Showley The future of the former SDG&E/Sempra building downtown could include a blimp on the roof, an 18-story climbing wall or a reworked exterior to let in fresh air.

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Russia Considers Pioneering $200bln Airship Scheme

Posted on August 12, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com Russia could soon embrace lighter-than-air aircraft in an ambitious and expensive futuristic transportation project to boost links across remote areas of the country, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday.

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Airlander 10: Aircraft Leaves Hangar for First Time

Posted on August 8, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

New! Watch a video of the Airlander 10 exiting its hangar for the first time at the bottom of this post. Source: BBC – bbc.com The world’s longest aircraft has been brought out of its hangar for the first time. … Continue reading →

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Israel’s RT develops high-altitude surveillance blimp

Posted on August 1, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: IHS Jane’s 360 – janes.com By Yaakov Lappin Israeli aerostat manufacturer RT LTA Systems announced on 26 July that it was launching a new family of platforms under the name ‘SkyGuard’ that are designed to carry far heavier payloads … Continue reading →

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Sixteen people killed when hot air balloon bursts into flames and crashes in Texas

Posted on July 31, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Sun – thesun.co.uk By James Cox and Yasmin Jeffrey Tragedy in Lockhart as balloon’s basket catches fire and plunges into field leaving no survivors

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