Northrop Eyes ‘Really Large’ Unmanned Airships for Freight

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By Bill Sweetman

Northrop Grumman is looking at the potential of “really large” unmanned airships for commercial freight transport, Tom Vice, president of the company’s Aerospace Systems segment, said in Washington Aug. 20. Continue reading →

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Aeroscraft Prototype Successfully Passes All Pentagon and NASA Tests under ‘Project Pelican’ Program

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Aeroscraft ML866 and ML868 fleet manufacturer and operator Aeros today announced that Government high fidelity testing and demonstrations have been completed successfully within budget and one month ahead of schedule. Continue reading →

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Disney’s “Planes” Features a Blimp – Colin Cowling

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Disney’s animated action-packed comedic adventure starring Dusty, a big-hearted, fast-flying crop duster who dreams of competing in the most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history. There are only a couple of not-so-small problems — Dusty is not exactly built for racing and he also happens to be afraid of heights. Continue reading →

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Paul Petrehn wins U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship

Petrehn National ChampionSource: Longview TX news-journal.com

Paul Petrehn of Howell, Mich., has been named the winner of this year’s U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship, flown for the second year in Longview.

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Hundreds of hot air balloons soar, breaking records

04 408 hot air balloons take off, setting world recordSource: msn.com

Two world records were broken in just two days during an international meeting of hundreds of hobbyists near Paris.

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