Category Archives: Airships

Airlander 10: Aircraft Leaves Hangar for First Time

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

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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Blimp-Mounted Cameras Will Watch Everything That Happens At the Rio Olympics

Source: Popular Science – popsci.com By Kelsey D. Atherton There is too much happening at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for any person to watch it all. Not just the sporting events, though there are over 30 events during … Continue reading

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Lockheed Built a Blimp-Crawling Robot That Finds and Fixes Leaks

Source: Gizmodo – gizmodo.com By Andrew Liszewski Satellites and autonomous drones have reduced our need for cutting-edge spy planes and stealth fighters. So Lockheed’s famed Skunk Works, creators of the SR-71 Blackbird, have now built a unique robot called the … Continue reading

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With $1M lost, Barry Prentice is not giving up on airships in Manitoba

Source: CBC News  – cbc.ca By Kristy Hoffman Wednesday’s storm destroyed Prentice’s 3 airship prototypes and 5 years of his work

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