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Aeroscraft begins flight testing following FAA certification

Source: gizmag.com After a 70-year absence, it appears that a new rigid frame airship will soon be taking to the skies over California.

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Aeros gains airworthiness certificate for new hybrid airship

Source: Flight International By:  Stephen Trimble The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Aeros to operate planned research flights of a new kind of hybrid, heavy-lift airship.

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Photos from the 2013 MAKS Airshow – LTA Aircraft

The 11th International Air and Space Salon, MAKS-2013, was held at the airport in  Zhukovsky, a city about 25 miles SE of Moscow, from August 27 to September 1 of this year. The event is mainly used to showcase Russian … Continue reading

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French pilots make aviation history near Folkestone in ‘flying saucer’

Source: kentonline.co.uk By Matt Le Clere Two French pilots made history on September 4 after completing the world’s first electric-powered airship flight across the English Channel.

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Atlant Rising: Russia Fights to Lead Airship Revival

Source: Ria Novosti rian.ru  By: Alexey Eremenko, RIA Novosti The eerie sensation of seeing something the size of a house floating in the air is something that no photograph can capture.

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