airships

Simulated itinerary of a solar-powered airship in January (winter, blue line), April (spring – green), July (summer – orange) and October (fall – brown), between New York and London (left) and London to New York (right). The airship’s maximum altitude is 3020 meters. (Image: FAU)

Could solar-powered airships be just over the horizon?

Simulated itinerary of a solar-powered airship in January (winter, blue line), April (spring – green),

Returning airships to service could help the move to a sustainable hydrogen-based economy

Reintroducing airships into the world’s transportation-mix could contribute to lowering the transport sector’s carbon emissions

Flying the flag for an airship revolution

The rise of freight airships could go down like a lead balloon with traditional aircraft

will be able to hover at an altitude of 20 km (12 miles)

StratoBus seeks to occupy the midpoint between airship and satellite

Will be able to hover at an altitude of 20 km (12 miles) Satellites may

Nevada company launches silent Sky Sentinel UAV airship

UAV’s, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, tend to face two issues – not being able to