The Lighter-Than Air Society will again be participating in the Props and Pistons Festival in Akron this year.
The Festival will be held on August 18 and 19, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Akron Fulton Airport, recently renamed as the Akron Executive Airport. Continue reading for more details. Continue reading
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com
By Jim Mackinnon
All three Goodyear blimps will be in Northeast Ohio in a week or so.
Source: The Telegraph – telegraph.co.uk
By Joseph Archer
Google’s plans for a fleet of stratospheric space balloons beaming internet to remote corners of the world have moved a step closer after its parent company Alphabet spun off the project as a separate business.
Source: ZDNet – zdnet.com
By Cho Mu-Hyun June 25, 2018 Topic: Innovation
The telco’s Skyship Platform features an airship drone that will scan for mobile signals of those in need of rescue.
Source: BBC News – bbc.co.uk
The world’s longest aircraft detached from its moorings and collapsed after a locking mechanism was not inserted correctly, a report has said.