In the heart of Moffett Field, California, where the historic hangar doors creak with the weight of aviation history, Pathfinder 1, a cutting-edge modern
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Production of the world’s largest hybrid airship will begin this year with a model designed for commercial use. UK-based manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV)
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With an emphasis on the science, technology, engineering, and math-related contributions of world-renowned balloonists, the redesigned International Ballooning Hall of Fame at the Anderson
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British airship and ballooning pioneer, Mike Kendrick, has been inducted into the prestigious Living Legends of Aviation, joining the likes of Buzz Aldrin and
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Jerry Copas adds a new dimension with powerful images. The USS Shenandoah was a 680-foot-long rigid airship and the pride of the American Navy
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The world’s largest aircraft returned to the skies since its last crash landing in August and flew for three hours today. The $33 million hybrid airship, which is part blimp, aircraft, and helicopter and is the length of a football field, took off over Bedfordshire, in England.
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The French company Voliris made the smallest hybrid airship, which showed success with piloted test flights and landed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Now the company is moving on to make similar but larger airships to carry 40-foot containers and cargo up to 30 tons in areas with no infrastructure.
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