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Skier Gets Towed by Blimp for Nearly 7 Miles on Lake Elsinore, Sets New World Record

Posted on March 15, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Press-Enterprise – pe.com By Shane Newell A new world record for the longest-distance blimp skiing has been set at Lake Elsinore.

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Winnipeg Airship Business Signs MOU with Brazilian Company

Posted on March 12, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: CBC News – cbc.ca Buoyant Aircraft Systems International says partnership will spearhead cargo airship industry

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France pumped up over cargo airships

Posted on March 8, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Phys Org – phys.org France will pump up to 25 million Euros ($31 million) into a fleet of rigid airships for transporting heavy cargo, the country’s public investment bank said in a statement Wednesday.

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York Man Piloted the Longest Nonstop Blimp Flight Ever

Posted on March 7, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source:York Daily Record – ydr.com By Mike Argento Robert Bowser joined the Navy in November 1941, a month before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  

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Turbine Makers Look for Airship Solutions

Posted on January 26, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Windpower Monthly – windpowermonthly.com By Craig Richard Vestas and Siemens Gamesa are jointly looking to the skies for an alternative to costly and difficult road transportation of turbine components over long distances.

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