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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
IFO’s (Identified Flying Objects) Invade Macy’s Parade
By Ron Syroid “LET’S HAVE A PARADE!” 1928 marked the first time helium-filled balloons were used in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.
Posted in Balloons, History
Tagged Character balloons, goodyear, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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New GPS game is out of this world: Czechs are introducing Stratocaching
Source: Technet.cz By: Pavel Kasík In a unique social gaming experiment created by Technet.cz, players of the Stratocaching game will use their smartphones to locate seeds dropped to earth from the border of space. More than 12 thousand people registered … Continue reading
Hybrid Air Vehicles Attempts to Revive Lighter-than-air Aircraft
Source: AINonline.com This could be the shape of things to come–moving cargo into remote locations on a large, lighter-than-air (LTA) craft.
Historic Airship Hangar for Sale
Source: BBC News The shed is in a state of disrepair A historic landmark in Bedfordshire has been put on the market with a price tag of close to £10m.
Posted in Airships, Hangars and Sheds, News
Tagged airship, Cardington Hangars, Pulham Airship Base, R-100, R-101, Shorts Brothers
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Brazil Considering Balloons to Extend Internet Service to Amazonia
Source: Hispanically Speaking News Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, known as INPE, said it is looking at the feasibility of using balloons to extend the Internet into isolated regions such as Amazonia.
Posted in Balloons, News
Tagged Amazonia, Brazil, helium balloon, INPE, Internet service
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