Saturday, October 29, 2016 – 64th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction

Posted on September 16, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

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What: The Lighter-Than-Air Society’s 64th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction.

When: Saturday, October 29, 2016.

Where: The Greek Community Center, 129 S Union Street, Akron, Ohio.

Speaker: Troy Bradley, award winning hot-air balloon pilot.

This year’s auction will once again include a certificate for a flight for two (2), on a Goodyear blimp. This certificate has been donated by The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

Click here to register online.

Click here to sponsor a student of the University of Akron.

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Skydive from blimp to mark Battle at Bristol

Posted on September 12, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

usaf-wings-of-blue-team-member-comes-in-for-a-landingSource: Knoxville News Sentinel – knoxnews.com

By Mike Blackerby

Air Force Academy cadet Jordan Glover said Saturday’s skydive into Bristol Motor Speedway will be his biggest and most exciting jump yet.

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Straightline Aviation and RAD-AID Sign Agreement to Launch Medical Hybrid Airship Program for Humanitarian Aid

Posted on September 12, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

2-hybrid-rad-aidSource: PR Newswire – prnewswire.com

Straightline Aviation today signed a memorandum of understanding with RAD-AID to launch a humanitarian and philanthropic medical assistance program using Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airship, uniting aircraft innovation with health technology for a new approach to global health outreach.

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Airlander 10: Longest aircraft repair estimate revealed

Posted on September 12, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

airlanderbadlanding1Source: BBC – bbc.com

The world’s longest aircraft will take about three to four months to repair and test after a “heavy landing” on a test flight, it has been revealed.

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Hybrid Airships Are Coming To Alaska

Posted on August 31, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Hybrid Enterprises LMH-1 Hybrid AirshipSource: PRNewswire – prnewswire.com

Hybrid Enterprises, the exclusive worldwide reseller of Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airships, is excited to announce a strategic partnership between PRL Logistics Inc., a leader in remote site logistics, and UK-based Hybrid Airship owner and operator, Straightline Aviation. This partnership will introduce the world’s first heavy-lift Hybrid Airship – the LMH-1.

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