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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
Hybrid Air Vehicles Launches Engine Test Program for Airlander 10
Source: Hybrid Air Vehicles Hybrid Air Vehicles are pleased to have welcomed Sir Gerald Howarth, MP who has officially started the Airlander 10 Engine Test Program. This marks another major milestone on the journey to bring the Airlander 10 to … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Hybrid Airships
Tagged Airlander, airship, Cardington Hangars, Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd., hybrid airship
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Project Loon: Google’s Stratospheric Internet Balloons
Source: MIT Technology Review – technologyreview.com By Tom Simonite Billions of people could get online for the first time thanks to helium balloons that Google will soon send over many places cell towers don’t reach.
A Curious British Airship Experiment
Source: BBC News Magazine – bbc.com By Justin Parkinson Britain was seen to lag behind other countries during the global airship-building race of the 1920s and 1930s. But a quirky scientific experiment 85 years ago briefly gave a boost to … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Cardington Hangars, Howden, R-100, Vickers
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Getting Married On the Fly
Source: Air & Space/Smithsonian – airspacemag.com By Rebecca Maksel Couples who wed in balloons and airplanes. On July 4, 1883, Walter Davis and Rose Kennedy stepped into the basket of a hot air balloon and, after ascending 50 feet, were … Continue reading
Posted in History, Human interest
Tagged Hot air balloons
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Hybrid Air Vehicles receives a multi-million pound government grant, to ensure Airlander returns to flight
Source: Hybrid Air Vehicles, Press Release Hybrid Air Vehicles are pleased to announce a significant grant from the Regional Growth Fund. This fund is designed to create economic growth and lasting employment. Today, the Deputy PM is announcing an extension … Continue reading