Category Archives: Airships

$35-million airship damaged after part of hangar’s roof collapses

Posted on October 8, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Los Angeles Times By Adolfo Flores Worldwide Aeros officials say helium released from the airship forced an evacuation of the building, but the damage to the military prototype is ‘repairable.’

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New breakthrough in condenser technology can help in generation of more power and flying airships

Posted on October 4, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Pentagon Post By Nate Sterling Engineers at the MIT have developed a technology which can increase the efficiency of a kit which finds extensive use in many technologies.

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Cloud Lab Floats across Texas

Posted on October 2, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Houston Chronicle   chron.com On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, Cloud Lab, the world’s largest airship, stopped at Scholes International Airport in Galveston as it is flying coast-to-coast across the U.S. on a month-long expedition for the BBC Two series.

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Bud Blimp Returns to St. Louis

Posted on September 21, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch By Lisa Brown Anheuser-Busch’s ‘Designate a Driver’ Budweiser blimp is capping off a 17-week tour with a visit to St. Louis.

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Three Blimps over Akron

Posted on August 1, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

This week the skies of Akron are being graced by the presence of three blimps. In addition to Akron’s Spirit of Goodyear, the area has seen MetLife’s “Snoopy 2” and the Budweiser “Designate a Driver” blimps have been flying over … Continue reading →

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