China Tests its Largest Airship

Posted on October 19, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

yuanmengSource: Popular Science – popsci.com

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

On October 13, 2015, China started the 24 hour test flight of its largest airship yet in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia.

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Historic Moment as Cardington Shed One is Reborn

Posted on October 18, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Progress on refurbishment of Cardington Shed one. Credit Trevor Monk.Source: Bedfordshire on Sunday – bedfordshire-news.co.uk

With the refurbishment of Shed One now complete, Bedfordshire on Sunday went to Cardington to find out how you go about rebuilding one of the world’s greatest megastructures and how the airship is coming along Continue reading →

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Hindenburg Airship Artifacts Go on Sale at Auction

Posted on October 17, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Hindenburg artefacts saleSource: Western Morning News – westernmorningnews.co.uk

By David Wells

The Hindenburg was a symbol of Hitler’s Germany, a sign of Nazi strength and power in a world edging ever closer to war. In the 1930s the hydrogen-filled airship looked the future of commercial air travel and when the Hindenburg exploded on May 6 1937 in the US, the ramifications were felt around the world.

And 78 years after the famous disaster, two unique fire-damaged relics which survived are now going under the hammer later this month in Devizes, Wiltshire.

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Free fall into science at the Ontario Science Centre with the Canadian premiere of Red Bull Stratos

Posted on October 16, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Ontario Science Centre-Free fall into science at the Ontario SciSource: CNW Group – newswire.ca

Three years ago, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner ascended to 38,969 m (128, 851 ft) in a stratospheric balloon and made a freefall jump, rushing to Earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. The Red Bull Stratos exhibit makes its Canadian debut in Toronto at the Ontario Science Centre, highlighting the science and technology that made this record-breaking mission possible.

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Goodyear’s New Wingfoot One Flies Home

Posted on October 16, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

goodyear-wingfoot-one-005Source: Flying – flyingmag.com

By Megan Elliott

Goodyear’s newest airship, Wingfoot One, made its first trip home to its renovated hangar in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday. Featuring an innovative design, Garmin G500 glass flight displays and VTOL capabilities, the new ship is a step forward from Goodyear’s other blimps, which featured long-outdated 1920s technology.

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