Archive Gallery: Revisiting the Golden Age of Zeppelins
When it comes to retrofuturism, few motifs lie closer to our hearts than the 1920s-style airship. These majestic "whales of the sky," once considered a standard feature of future skylines, had an unfortunate tendency to burst into flames or get caught in thunderstorms. Only in the imaginations of science fiction enthusiasts do they continue flourishing.
The pioneering Brits who are heralding the dawn of the new Zeppelin age
When the Hindenburg blew up in 1937, so did the airship industry. So why is Britain building a fleet of the world's biggest, for the Americans, in our old Zeppelin sheds? 2015: Regent’s Park International Airport. A line of limousines and taxis snakes its way into the Royal Park to deliver 300 well-heeled passengers and their smart luggage to the discreet air terminal. They are in no rush because the flight they are about to board to New York will take two days.
‘World’s largest’ airship coming to NASA Ames in Mountain View
The Bullet Class 580, considered the world's largest airship by volume, will have a new home at Moffett Field's Hangar 2 as it prepares for a first flight, possibly in February, NASA announced last week.
The Flying Luxury Hotel
This is not a Blimp. It's a sort of flying Queen Mary 2 that could change the way you think about air travel. It's the Aeroscraft, and when it's completed, it will ferry pampered passengers across continents and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in their well-appointed staterooms.
BP Oil Spill: Navy Sends MZ-3A Blimp to Help Survey Gulf of Mexico
The government says more than 45,000 people and 6,900 ships or boats are fighting the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But it's time for heavier -- or, perhaps, lighter -- artillery. The Navy has now sent a blimp -- the MZ-3A Airship -- to patrol the shoreline from above, direct skimmers trying to corral floating oil, and look out for wildlife in harm's way.
Northrop Grumman Awarded $517 Million Agreement for U.S. Army Airship With Unblinking Eye
A new hybrid airship weapons system, just larger than the length of a football field, will take to the skies in just 18 months to provide an unblinking, persistent eye for more than three weeks at a time to aid U.S. Army troops in Afghanistan, according to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) officials. The company today announced it has been awarded a $517 million (£350.6 million) agreement to develop up to three Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) systems for the U.S. Army.
Boeing Completes Major Design Milestone for SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and SkyHook International Inc. today announced that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning the aircraft's overall performance and layout have been established.