Tag Archives: Cardington Hangars

Hybrid Air Vehicles receives a multi-million pound government grant, to ensure Airlander returns to flight

Posted on February 12, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hybrid Air Vehicles, Press Release Hybrid Air Vehicles are pleased to announce a significant grant from the Regional Growth Fund. This fund is designed to create economic growth and lasting employment. Today, the Deputy PM is announcing an extension … Continue reading →

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Flying awards for Airlander at Cardington hangars

Posted on November 14, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Bedford Today – Bedford Times & Citizen – bedfordtoday.co.uk Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander has been hailed as the leading aerospace innovation of the year in two major awards.

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R101: The anniversary of Bedford’s greatest tragedy

Posted on November 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source:  Bedfordshire on Sunday – bedfordshire-news.co.uk By Judy Riley In the late autumn of 1929, little Donald Clarke posed for a photo with his brother, Reginald, in front of the R101. Little did he know then that, some 80 years later, … Continue reading →

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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Talks about World’s Largest Aircraft: Airlander

Posted on July 22, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: blabbermouth.net Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of the British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN and founder of Cardiff Aviation Ltd., spoke to Bloomberg Television on the second day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K. on Tuesday, July 15. You … Continue reading →

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UK Government Supports Airship Development

Posted on July 3, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology By Graham Warwick Without the boost of military funding, large airship builders look for commercial backing

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