Pelican Demonstrator Aimed At Airlift

Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bill Sweetman

A revolutionary aircraft prototype is now in the final stages of assembly and integration in a World War II airship hangar in Tustin, Calif. Continue reading →

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Goodyear Receives Parts for New Airships – the Other Side of the Story

In September we posted an article about the arrival of the first pieces for Goodyear’s new Zeppelin airships. The following is an article published last August in the German paper Südkurier reporting on the shipment of these parts from the Zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen. Continue reading →

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Paris-based Company to Buy a Zeppelin

A Zeppelin NT, with a price tag of about € 16.8 million (US$ 22.7 million), will be flying over Paris starting in 2013.

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Multiple Records Set During Skydive on October 14

Felix Baumgartner, with the support of the Red Bull Stratos made his record setting skydive on Sunday, October 14.

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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Celebrates 41st Event

Source: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Inc

World’s Largest Ballooning Event Takes to Skies October 6-14

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta celebrates its 41st event with over 500 hot air balloons representing 19 countries. Continue reading →

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