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New pictures and video of the Army’s LEMV – Updated

Posted on August 12, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

  Source : Aviation Week Posted by Sean Meade Graham Warwick sends in these photos of LEMV’s first flight..

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Discovery Air Lets Airship Deal Lapse

Posted on August 9, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: cbc.ca Company had planned to buy helium blimps from British manufacturer Hopes that airships would one day fly Canada’s northern skies were deflated Tuesday when Yellowknife’s Discovery Air announced it has let its tentative deal to buy a fleet … Continue reading →

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Hood® Blimp Returns to New England’s Skies

Posted on August 8, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hood LLC Lynnfield, MA (August 03, 2012) The Hood® Blimp is officially back for the 2012 season.

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Army’s LEMV Surveillance Airship Flies

Posted on August 8, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Aviation Week Posted by Graham Warwick The US Air Force may have cancelled its persistent surveillance airship, but the US Army has kept the faith, and today (August 7) Northrop Grumman’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) made its delayed … Continue reading →

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Women balloon pilots enjoy competitions, life in the skies

Posted on August 7, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

“Learning by Rote” Source: News-Journal.com Longview TX By Angela Ward Shannon Rote and Susan Stamats were easy to spot at this week’s U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championships: They were the only two women pilots among the 50 competitors.

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