Photos from the 2013 MAKS Airshow – LTA Aircraft

AU-30 on mastThe 11th International Air and Space Salon, MAKS-2013, was held at the airport in  Zhukovsky, a city about 25 miles SE of Moscow, from August 27 to September 1 of this year. The event is mainly used to showcase Russian aircraft, as the industry tries to come back from the effects of the breakup of the Soviet Union and the relaxing of restrictions on foreign sourcing by Russian airlines.

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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

AU-30Source: Ria Novosti rian.ru

 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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