Boeing Patents Drones That Never Need to Land

Posted on June 6, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

01 Credit- Patent Yogi-YouTubeSource: Discover- discovermagazine.com

By Carl Engelking

Limited flight times are such a drag — and Boeing seems to agree. The company just received a patent for its design for a drone that can remain airborne in perpetuity.

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NUMU, the New Museum – Los Gatos, Announces a Temporary Exhibit about Airships

Posted on June 5, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Tail view of Airship Akron at Moffett Field 1932, Hangar One Under Construction,Source: New Museum Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org

The Grand Opening of the New Museum – Los Gatos (NUMU) will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015. In honor of the GRAND OPENING Saturday June 6, 2015, NUMU will be hosting a FREE DAY for all, with fun activities and five new exhibitions, including Giants in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of Airships which will run from June 6, 2015 to September 27, 2015.

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Goodyear Blimp ‘Pilgrim’ Makes First Flight on June 3, 1925

Posted on June 4, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

00 PILGRIM MAIDEN FLIGHT cropAfter having experimented with a series of small Pony blimps in the early 1920’s, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio designed the first blimp to be inflated with helium. The Pilgrim was completed on May 25, 1925 and made first flight on June 3. Continue reading →

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Two Goodyear airships now in Akron area; California blimp to be retired in August

Posted on June 2, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Spirit of America 1Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com

By Jim Mackinnon

Keep your eyes peeled on the Akron-area skies in the upcoming weeks: You should spy two Goodyear airships flying around.

Meanwhile, Goodyear’s California-based blimp will be retiring later this summer.

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Google’s Project Loon Improves Balloon Launching and Interaction

Posted on June 1, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Google’s Project Loon Gets ‘Autolauncher’, Mesh Networking

Google Project LoonSource: PCMag.com

By David Murphy

Google’s Internet-delivering stratospheric balloons now need far fewer ground stations for their connections.

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