Published by The World of Science on March 5th, 2016: “The dream of floating up in gigantic airships has resurfaced. Now that aviation fuel is becoming increasingly expensive and emissions threaten climate has zeppelins once again become hot. Cheap, climate-smart and strong proponents want to see them in regular service across the globe. But can […]
“After three-quarters of a century of neglect, only a few dozen airships remain in the world today. But if two companies succeed, that number will soon double, and airships will be hauling hundreds of tons of cargo from the Arctic to the Amazon.” By Tim Fernholz Published at Quartz, December 18th, 2013: Click here to […]
Published in The Times-Picayune, November 27th, 2013: “Call it the little blimp that could. The as-yet-unnamed aircraft is only 12 feet long and 4 feet wide — nowhere near the scale of the Goodyear blimp nor the Hindenburg — but here’s the important thing: It can fly.” By John Pope. Click here to read this […]
By: Barry E. Prentice, Transport Institute, University of Manitoba, Richard P. Beilock, University of Florida, and Alfred J. Phillips, A.J. Phillips & Associates Introduction The flight of the world’s first heavier-than-air powered vehicle took just 12 seconds in 1903 and heralded the birth of a new transport mode. In the days, months, and years that […]
