Blimp-in-a-Box Goes to Work

Posted on October 28, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

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Read two articles of new applications for this product.

Ohio buys ‘blimp in a box’ for surveillance

‘Blimp in a Box’ Deployed in Search for Cop-Killer Suspect in Pennsylvania

What is a ‘Blimp-in-a-Box’?

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All Aboard L’Armand-Barbès

Posted on October 27, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Jules Didier and Jacques Guiaud, L’ Armand Barbès, 1870, 1914 [450]Source: The Paris Review – theparisreview.org

By Dan Piepenbring

Say you’ve got to skip town in a hurry. Maybe you owe somebody a lot of money; maybe the mayor’s daughter is in love with you and you’re below her station; or maybe it’s 1870, the Franco-Prussian War is on, and you have to ditch Paris because it’s under fierce siege and you’re the minister of the interior. In any case, here’s what history advises:

Flee in a hot-air balloon.

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Pictures: Bringing Back a Blimp Control Car

Posted on October 27, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

001Source: ctnow.com

The Goodyear ZNPK-28 Blimp Control Car that has been undergoing complete restoration for the past 21 years at the New England Air Museum. A group of devoted volunteers have logged close to 24,000 hours to date working on the rare airship. This is the only WWII configured K28 blimp car in the world.

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Airship Dedication Reminds Worldwide Aeros Chief of Deferred Dream

Posted on October 27, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Father Alfred Baca splashes holy water to bless the Aeros 40D Sky DragonSource: Los Angeles Times – latimes.com

By Melody Petersen

Igor Pasternak plans to build not just a bigger model of an experimental air freighter but an entire fleet. Aeroscraft was planned as a gigantic air freighter that could carry heavy cargo to remote parts of the world.

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Chinese National Hot Air Balloon Competition Held in Wuhan

Posted on October 26, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

A national hot air balloon competition has lifted off in Central China’s city of WuhanSource: CCTV.com- cntv.cn

A national hot air balloon competition has lifted off in Central China’s city of Wuhan. Over 60 teams, and 200 individuals have participated, and the winners will form a national team to compete for China at international events.

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