Props and Pistons Festival – Sept. 9 – 10, 2017

Posted on September 7, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Saturday, September 9, 2017  and Sunday, September 10, 2017

This weekend The Lighter-Than-Air Society will be participating in the Props and Pistons Air Festival at the Akron-Fulton Airport, 1600 Triplett Blvd, Akron, Ohio. The Air Festival will run from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday.

The Society will have a significant display of its memorabilia, emphasizing the history of airships at the Akron Airdock. The Airdock will be a backdrop to the festival. Continue reading →

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PenFed blimp, deflated, bursts into flames and crashes near U.S. Open at Erin Hills

Posted on June 15, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – jsonline.com

By Bill Glauber, James B. Nelson and Maddie Koss

Some of the biggest drama at the U.S. Open took place in the sky just east of the course Thursday morning when a blimp advertising for PenFed Credit Union deflated, burst into flames and crashed.

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Airlander Returns to the Skies

Posted on May 10, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hybrid Air Vehicles – hybridairvehicles.com

We are delighted to announce a successful flight of the Airlander 10 this evening (Wednesday 10 May).  All objectives of the planned flight were accomplished and the aircraft is now safely back at its masting site. The Airlander was taken off its mooring mast at 17:20 and took off at 17:28. It flew for a total of 180 minutes before landing at 20:15 and was secured safely on the mast at 20:20.

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Goodyear’s Third NT Airship Being Built at Wingfoot Lake

Posted on May 7, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com

By Jim Mackinnon

Goodyear’s third NT airship is starting to come together.

Workers at Goodyear’s Suffield Township blimp base are at the beginning stages of assembling the last of three NT, or New Technology, airships for the Akron tire maker.

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Russian Engineers Develop New Surveillance, Missile Defense Airships

Posted on May 7, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Sputnik International – sputniknews.com

Russian engineers are designing new advanced airships which may become a potent element of the country’s anti-ballistic missile defenses.

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