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World’s longest aircraft is unveiled in UK

Source: BBC.com By Richard Westcott The world’s longest aircraft has just been unveiled in Britain’s biggest aircraft hangar.

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An Airship Has Landed at Cardington Shed 1

Source: Bedford Times & Citizen – BedfordToday.co.uk Famous for airships, the Cardington sheds are once again home to a cutting-edge lighter-than-air vehicle which, one day, could take tourists for joyrides.

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Zeppelins Seen Hauling Caterpillars to Mine Siberia

Source: Bloomberg.com Robin Young of Amur Minerals Corp. wants to dig for nickel and copper in Siberia where forbidding winters and poor roads make it tough to haul in equipment. His best option: fly it in with zeppelins.

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Aeroscraft’s Project Pelican Demonstrator moves outside hangar

On July 4th, the Aeros Project Pelican demonstrator moved outside of the hangar at Tustin, California where the airship is being built.

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Lockheed Martin to Certify Giant Airship Next Year

Source: AVweb.com By Mary Grady, Contributing editor Lockheed Martin has been at work on a giant high-lift hybrid airship since at least 2005, and the company now is moving toward certification and first delivery as soon as next year.

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