Watch a Timelapse Video of the New Goodyear Airship Being Built

Posted on July 17, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

11s Skin_full_over_front_620x412Video courtesy of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Click on Continue reading to view the video of the assembly of the new Goodyear airship. Continue reading →

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Newest Goodyear Blimp (Zeppelin) Takes Shape

Posted on July 15, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

DSC_2577Now with more pictures (see the end of the story for a link to a photo gallery).

Source: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Construction project for faster, larger airship moves ahead with installation of envelope over rigid internal framework

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microbloon 2.0 soars to the edge of Space

Posted on July 12, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

21 - CruisingSource: Zero2infinity (0ll00.com)

Barcelona-based  company zero2infinity  has successfully launched its newest prototype, the microbloon 2.0, to the edge of Space at almost 32km (105,000 ft.)  altitude, that is, above 99% of the mass of the atmosphere. Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s luxury cruises might just take to the Aether

Posted on July 12, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Aether0Source: dvice.com

By: Colin Druce-McFadden

The Aether, a decidedly futuristic sky-liner, is designer Mac Byers’ idea of what luxury travel will look like in the years to come. Based on sci-fi starships and the airships of the last century, the overall look of Byers’ airship is akin to an upmarket version of the GR-75 transports used by Star Wars‘ Rebel Alliance. Continue reading →

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Aeroscraft’s Project Pelican Demonstrator moves outside hangar

Posted on July 11, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

SONY DSCOn July 4th, the Aeros Project Pelican demonstrator moved outside of the hangar at Tustin, California where the airship is being built. Continue reading →

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