Category Archives: Hybrid Airships

Hybrid Air Vehicles receives a multi-million pound government grant, to ensure Airlander returns to flight

Posted on February 12, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

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 →

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Lockheed sees buyer for hybrid cargo airship in 2015

Posted on November 23, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Reuters – Reuters.com By Andrea Shalal Lockheed Martin Corp expects to reach an agreement next year with a launch customer for a giant new hybrid airship that would revolutionize the way oil and mining companies haul equipment to the … Continue reading →

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Flying awards for Airlander at Cardington hangars

Posted on November 14, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Bedford Today – Bedford Times & Citizen – bedfordtoday.co.uk Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander has been hailed as the leading aerospace innovation of the year in two major awards.

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Forecasters Identify Market for over 600 Hybrid Air Vehicles Worldwide in 20 years: HAV

Posted on September 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: defenseworld.net In an interview with Defenseworld.net, Tom Grundy, Defense Business Development Lead for Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) talks about market forecasts for HAVs, its capabilities, various applications and how the company plans to tackle technical failure and budget issues.

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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Talks about World’s Largest Aircraft: Airlander

Posted on July 22, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: blabbermouth.net Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of the British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN and founder of Cardiff Aviation Ltd., spoke to Bloomberg Television on the second day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K. on Tuesday, July 15. You … Continue reading →

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