The airship finally takes off – Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer
The famous and well documented Hindenburg disaster of 1937, when the hydrogen-filled airship burst into flames whilst attempting to tether to its moorings in New Jersey, killed off the ‘lighter-than-air’ aircraft industry, as well as 35 unfortunate souls. Since the 1970′s however, a determined band of, mostly British, aviation engineers has been battling to design and build a commercially viable ‘air vehicle’. Many false starts, experimental craft and research projects followed (funded mostly by the U.S. military) but viability remained elusive, until now…
Continue Reading The airship finally takes off – Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer
Section: Aero Gizmo
Tags:
Airship,
Aviation,
US Army
Related Articles:
- Northrop Grumman to build football field-sized hybrid airship
- DARPA provides funding for Aeros’ ballast-free airship weight control system
- Skyhook and Boeing build the world’s largest VTOL aircraft
- Lockheed Martin to develop geostationary Solar Powered Airship
- Stratospheric airship reaches near-space altitude during demonstration flight
- Skylifter: heavy duty flying saucer re-thinks lighter than air transport
Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
-
Give me that Old Time Zeppelin The first time you see Eureka, it's hard not to think... Read Full Story » -
About May 08 - I'm still unemployed. I'm staying positive. It would be great if you... Read Full Story » -
Graf Zeppelin Flatline Automatic Open Heart Watch 7360-4 Zeppelin – . Zeppelin This... Read Full Story » -
Cruising the Past: The Hindenburg. Color video of the great airship. Memories of the fastest way... Read Full Story » -
Co-Founder and President of Airship Ventures Brian Hall Orlando is the second stop on the... Read Full Story »
