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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
A 21st century renaissance in high altitude ballooning
Source: The Space Review & Space News – thespacereview.com By S. Alan Stern High altitude ballooning has begun to undergo a renaissance that is creating exciting new capabilities, therefore enabling a wide array of new applications of interest to researchers … Continue reading
Office building redo: Blimp on top?
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune – sandiegouniontribune.com By Roger Showley The future of the former SDG&E/Sempra building downtown could include a blimp on the roof, an 18-story climbing wall or a reworked exterior to let in fresh air.
Russia Considers Pioneering $200bln Airship Scheme
Source: The Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com Russia could soon embrace lighter-than-air aircraft in an ambitious and expensive futuristic transportation project to boost links across remote areas of the country, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday.
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
Posted in Airships, Hybrid Airships
Tagged Airlander, airship, Cardington Hangars, Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd., hybrid airship
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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
Posted in Aerostats, Airships
Tagged Aero-T, aerostat, RT LTA Systems, SkyGuard, SkyStar, tethered aerostat
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