May 10, 2013
Lighter-than-air flight systems were developed more than a century ago and, for the most part, were considered obsolete after World War II. But the military and some commercial ventures have taken up a new generation of hybrid airships that are a far cry from the zeppelins or dirigibles seen in the old black-and-white newsreels -- or even the modern blimps seen floating over sporting events.
December 12, 2012
The Aeroscraft airship, with its minimal fuel consumption, vertical take-off and landing capabilities and point-to-point delivery is promising to revolutionize aviation...
December 5, 2012
Designed primarily as a fuel efficient cargo vehicle that can deliver goods direct to the point of demand, this first prototype is intended to demonstrate technology and scalability to a 66 ton payload vehicle...
November 7, 2012
Imagine a blimp that works like a submarine.
To go up, the pilot releases compressed helium, filling the hull and making the craft lighter than air. To go down, the skipper takes on air as ballast, making the ship heavy enough to land...
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October 19, 2012
Enter, the Aeros blimp: It can land without a runway, deliver high-tech wind farming equipment, and carry incredible tonnage...
October 17, 2012
Arti Nehru gives us a sneak peak at the next generation of airships under construction in the Tustin blimp Hangars...
October 15, 2012
A revolutionary aircraft prototype is now in the final stages of assembly and integration in a World War II airship hangar in Tustin, Calif. Developed by Aeros Corp., a California start-up, and funded by the Defense Department as a potential long-range transportation technology, the Pelican combines buoyant and aerodynamic lift in a different way from other lighter-than-air and hybrid vehicles, and is designed to be more efficient, more flexible and easier to handle on the ground...
December 21, 2012
The final configurations and vechile systems integration funtionality testing has been completed as the Aeroscraft subscale demonstration vechile reaches the finish line...
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November 1, 2012
From troop deployments and military surveillance to mobilizing disaster relief efforts, a new hybrid airship prototype holds promise as an innovative mode of aerial transport...
September 1, 2012
Not since the waning days of World War II have the mammoth wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin seen as much airship manufacturing work as they do today....
July 2012
If you like the idea of cruising on a ship in laid-back luxury, but prefer the speed and convenience of air travel, there may soon be a solution. Drawing their inspiration from the airships of yesteryear, a new generation of airship-like vehicles could soon be making their way across our skies...
September 1, 2012
The Aeroscraft, a rigid, variable buoyancy air vehicle (airship) has been under development for several years. It is now completing an OSD-sponsored, NASA (Ames) directed Advanced Technology Demonstration of a prototype...
July 2, 2012
"Some kids wanted to be firefighters," Igor Pasternak says. "I always thought about blimps." Pasternak grew up in Lviv, Ukraine, near a weather station. When he was six, he convinced the Soviet meteorologists there to let him launch one of their balloons. "I was hooked," he says. "I wanted to build airships."....
February 3, 2012
Worldwide Aeros Corp., a Montebello developer and maker of blimps used for surveillance, advertising and transport, is celebrating 25 years of building “lighter than air” aircraft. The company was founded by Igor Pasternak, 47, in 1987 in the Ukraine. He immigrated to U.S. in 1993 and continued to built the business in Southern California...
July 7, 2012
Aeroscraft may be the future of luxury travel. It's an airborne hotel with large staterooms, dining areas, theaters, and casinos...