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00 Virtual Museum
- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: New technology
Lockheed Built a Blimp-Crawling Robot That Finds and Fixes Leaks
Source: Gizmodo – gizmodo.com By Andrew Liszewski Satellites and autonomous drones have reduced our need for cutting-edge spy planes and stealth fighters. So Lockheed’s famed Skunk Works, creators of the SR-71 Blackbird, have now built a unique robot called the … Continue reading
Huge helium discovery ‘a life-saving find’
Source: Oxford University – ox.ac.uk A new approach to gas exploration has discovered a huge helium gas field, which could address the increasingly critical shortage of this vital yet rare element.
Ballooning Expectations: New Approach for Astronomy
Source: Space Daily – spacedaily.com Decades ago when he was in grade school, Christopher Walker stepped outside with his father to see the NASA all-aluminized Echo balloon cross the nighttime sky in Earth’s orbit. That early space spectacle stuck with … Continue reading
World first: Solar-powered hot air balloon being built in Bristol
Source: Bristol Post – bristolpost.co.uk By mdisalvo Production of the world’s first solar-powered hot air balloon is now under way in a Bristol factory. After years of research, the Cameron Balloons factory in Bedminster revealed the materials yesterday.
Lockheed Martin Launches Worldwide Hybrid Airship Sales
Source: Lockheed Martin – LockheedMartin.com and Hybrid Enterprises – hybridhe.com Hybrid Enterprises LLC, acting on behalf of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), announced they will be taking orders for Hybrid Airships with deliveries planned as early as 2018.
Posted in Airships, Hybrid Airships, New technology, News
Tagged airship, hybrid airship, Hybrid Enterprises LLC, Lockheed Martin, P-791, Palmdale CA, Skunk Works
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