“Despite the rough-and-tumble business of keeping a blimp afloat, it’s hard to sense from Julian Benscher that his airships are anything but whimsical and fun.” By Kevin Spear Published in The Orlando Sentinel, November 2nd, 2013: Click here to read this article.
“Since the 1850s, engineers have been experimenting with powered lighter-than-air flight, essentially balloons with steering and propulsion.” This is a collection of vintage airship pictures. Published in The Atlantic, October 11th, 2013: Click here to view these pictures.
Airship history: “Rendition by Welsh-born baritone singer J. W. Myers of a song composed in 1904 by fellow countryman George “Honey Boy” Evans and written by the American Ren Shields. The song would go on to be recorded, with slight variations, by a string of popular musicians including Jonny Cash and more recently Natalie Merchant.” […]
The following letter of support was provided by the Louis Riel Institute:
The following letter of support was provided by Le Conseil Elzear-Goulet:
The following letter of support was provided by the Conseil de development economique des municipalites bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM):
By: Joseph Quesnel Republished from the Winnipeg Sun print edition September 20, 2013 First Nations in northern Manitoba are finally seriously considering another solution to deal with their isolation. The next wave of the future for transporting goods to the north still might be in airships and hybrid air vehicles. A group of northern First […]
On October 9th & 10th, 2013, First Nation and Northern Conference visitors and delegates attended a unique event with future implications for economic growth and stability in northern regions.
By: Barry Prentice Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 22, 2013 A11 A proposal to build an ice road from Churchill to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, has been presented with the endorsement of both federal and provincial politicians (Nunavut link down the road? March 23). Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister, Steve Ashton, is […]
The 2nd Cargo Airships for Northern Operations Workshop in 2012 met with great success as a venue that brought together potential users of modern heavy lift airship services with representatives from the aerospace community that are developing modern cargo airships. The 3rd workshop will follow up the achievements of the 2nd workshop by focusing on […]
