By ATEditor • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Pilot Profiles This is a sample post to show how the formatting would work for profile pages on the new Airship Times website. Tagged as: Pilot Profiles ATEditor is Email this author | All posts by ATEditor Read Full Story

By ATEditor • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Airship Times News As part of our plan to assist with the formation of the new Airship League, the Airship Times website will no longer be providing news on the airship industry. The new site will be used to profile individuals and companies in the industry, providing a ‘who’s who’ of the people behind modern airships. There are a huge number of people currently working in the airship industry, together with a number of companies working on all... Read Full Story

By ATEditor • Jun 8th, 2008 • Category: Latest News French Airship adveturer Stephane Rousson has been forced to delay his attempt to pedal his way across the channel in his helium filled blimp again this week. He now hopes to be able to begin the journey at some time betwwen the 9th and 18th of June. The launch for the crossing has been moved from Lydd Airport to Dungeness, where it is hoped wind conditions will be better for the take off. More details can be found at the East Kent... Read Full Story

Yes believe it or not, the Ron Paul Blimp may well be replaced in the near future by none other then the Ron Paul Rocket. Take a look at this article from the ronpaulrocket.com website: The Ron Paul Revolution is producing a spaceship for the purpose of lifting a payload into space so the entire Universe may receive Ron Paul's message for as long as we can maintain electricity. This is a groundbreaking effort, as no grassroots support group for a politician has ever paid tribute in Outer... Read Full Story

By ATEditor • May 19th, 2008 • Category: Latest News The highly successful Airship Surveillance have announced that they are about to begin building their first customer airship. Airship Surveillance, a Nevada-based high technology airship company, with whom WENR has a letter of intent, formally announced today its first order for a custom built airship. Airship Surveillance (AirSur) has confirmed its first order for an airship. The airship will be designed and built for specific tasks... Read Full Story

By ATEditor • May 11th, 2008 • Category: History In order to provide our readers with the best possible source of information relating to airships, and all aspects of their operation, we have decided to trial the posting of reprint articles on the site. Below is the first of these articles, one I wrote a while ago about the Wingfoot Air Express and the ensuing disaster which became (as far as I can tell) the first airship disaster. Wingfoot Air Express - The First Airship Disaster By... Read Full Story

By ATEditor • May 11th, 2008 • Category: Latest News There’s a lot of good news around at the moment if you’re a fan of the Zeppelin NT Airship. With news that a Zeppelin could be flying over London this year, this would be the first appearence of a German built Airship in the capitals skys since the First World War. At least this time they’ll be there to offer the public a ‘birds eye view’ of London from the comfort of its 12 seat gondola. Now we’re seeing lots of positive news about... Read Full Story

By ATEditor • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Airship Times News The fine tuning of the site is nearly over and pretty soon i’ll be posting all my airship related news on the new site. The people behind airships, the troubled history of lighter than air aviation, some of the new technology and the stories behind airship operations - it’ll all be here on the new Airship Times online magazine. Don’t forget that we’re looking for contributors still, so do get in touch if you want to take part in... Read Full Story

There is soon to be an event, taking place in Canada, which will see the longest journey of a remote controlled airship in the country. The Horizon Blimp will travel the country stopping at around 30 different locations, mainly in rural areas. The blimp will record TV footage from around 450ft and beam them directly onto large screens in the area, showing local farms and grassland which Horizon benefits. You can read more at the Horizon Blimp Website where you can also see the tour route... Read Full Story

By ATEditor • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Latest News The incredible success of the unmanned airship manufacturer Airship Surveillance has led to reports that they are about to be aquired by one of their strategic partners, WENR Corp. Recent success of their surveillance airships and a number of customers looking carefully at their R&D1 model mean that Airship Surveillance has become a hot property in the world of lighter than air aviation. By purchasing the manufacturer, WENR will be... Read Full Story