WSGI's Argus One UAV during a tethered test flight in Easton MD
World Surveillance Group Inc, a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), announced that the Company successfully completed tethered flight tests of its Argus One airship in Easton MD. The Argus One carried out aerodynamic exercises to test the newly improved and reinforced airship envelope and improvements to mechanical systems located in the airship’s pod bay unit. Continue reading
59th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction a Success !On Saturday, October 22, 2011 The Lighter-Than-Air Society hosted its 59th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction. The event, held at the University of Akron’s Paul Martin Center exceeded all our expectations in attendance and in funds raised.
Thank you to all those who attended and all the people and entities that contributed items for the auction.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
By: Glenda Kwek
September 5, 2011
Can airships compete with jetliners? Continue reading
Source: Anchorage Daily News
By KYLE HOPKINS Anchorage Daily News
Posted: 08/26/2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—You’re looking at that picture of bulbous airships descending on an arctic oil rig and we know what you’re thinking. Stick with us. Continue reading
Source: Homeland Security NewsWire
A patrol car fitted with all of the police extras cost $40,000; a surveillance blimp will cost well below that — possibly as low as $15,000; after that, it is $100 a week to keep it filled with helium and charge its electric batteries; the police in Ogden, Utah, decides this is a good deal. Continue reading