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Ohio Airships Inc. Press Release

March 31, 2011

Ohio Airships taxi tested the improved Dynalifter Prototype this afternoon. The testing marks the first historic step to flight of the Dynalifter. The Dynalifter is a revolutionary type of hybrid aircraft, which is heavier than air, a cross between an airship and a traditional aircraft. The Dynalifter® simultaneously offers the great fuel efficiencies and short runway capabilities of historical airships, with the weather handling and concentrated payload capabilities of traditional airplanes. Continue reading →

Source: Airship Ventures

For the next six months, The Farmers Airship will be criss-crossing the United States on the Covering Communities Tour!.

The Airship will soar the skies of half of the nation’s states and make nearly two dozen stops, showing support and adding excitement to Farmers Insurance-supported events in each city it visits. When the airship isn’t supporting events, we’ll be flying passenger tours!

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Northrop Grumman News Release

Fourth Major Milestone Completed; Next Major Milestone is Hull Inflation

MELBOURNE, Fla., BETHPAGE, N.Y., and LONDON – Feb. 1, 2011 – Six months after signing the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) agreement with the U.S. Army to build three airships with 21-day persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE:NOC) LEMV program team has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR). This is the fourth major milestone achieved by the program since contract award. Continue reading →

Original Source: Flightglobal

By Stephen Trimble – Posted April 8, 2011

Image courtesy of gizmodo.com

An $86.2 million contract award last month reveals the US Air Force will seek to prove if airships can replace fixed-wing aircraft on some surveillance missions over Afghanistan.

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