Source: Los Angeles Tines –latimes.com
By Samantha Masunaga
The secretive Skunk Works in Palmdale has over the years spawned such sleek aircraft as the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane and the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.
Today, one of the facility’s hangars houses a 120-foot-long, 21-foot-tall dirigible that resembles a cloud with three puffs — the prototype of a much larger Hybrid Airship that Lockheed Martin Corp. has touted as a way to deliver heavy cargo and personnel to remote locations.
Source: Los Angeles Tines –latimes.com
By Samantha Masunaga
Lockheed Martin Corp. will give the media a first look at its Hybrid Airship prototype at the defense giant’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale on Wednesday.
Source: BBC News – bbc.com
With the world’s longest aircraft set to be launched in the next few weeks, BBC News takes a look at the history of a place synonymous with airships in Britain.
Source: ABC RN – abc.net.au
By Ann Jones
Have you seen a blimp over your city? That’s the one! The Legend Blimp the only airship of its sort in the southern hemisphere, and Ann Jones recently went for a spin.
Source: PC Mag – pcmag.com
By Stephanie Mlot
Project Loon is almost ready to team up with carriers to deliver Internet service to those who need it.