French pilots make aviation history near Folkestone in ‘flying saucer’

03 The airship looks like something out of a Jules Verne novelSource: kentonline.co.uk

By Matt Le Clere

Two French pilots made history on September 4 after completing the world’s first electric-powered airship flight across the English Channel.

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Atlant Rising: Russia Fights to Lead Airship Revival

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 By: Alexey Eremenko, RIA Novosti

The eerie sensation of seeing something the size of a house floating in the air is something that no photograph can capture.

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Google tests helium balloon Wi-Fi network

Since June 2013, Google has been running a pilot test of its Project Loon, providing Internet connectivity via hot-air balloonsSource: Engineering and Technology Magazine

By Tereza Pultarova

Google has been running pilot tests of its Project Loon providing Internet connectivity via a fleet of helium balloons in New Zealand since June.

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The ‘Despicablimp’ visits Northeast Ohio

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This afternoon the ‘Despicablimp’ was seen flying over the Akron and Cleveland region.

The airship a Van Wagner A-150 Lightship is decorated as a minion and is used to promote the Despicable Me 2 movie. The airship is moored next to the historic Airdock near the Akron Fulton Airport. The ‘Despicablimp’ will be in the area through next Sunday.

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World Surveillance Group Establishes Consortium Teaming Agreement to Further Develop and Commercialize Argus One Airship

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World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems (“UAS”), has signed a teaming agreement with three other companies to establish a consortium to further develop and commercialize its Argus One lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicle.

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