Introduction
The Airship Association believes that Lighter than Air Vehicles (LTAV) have the potential to provide viable and cost-effective aerospace platforms for a number of applications which are currently undertaken by a variety of more conventional forms of transport. LTAVs should not be considered a replacement for conventional aircraft or ships, but complementary; part of a comprehensive transport network which reduces the economic cost of transport in certain areas.
9th International Airship Convention - Call for Papers
Wed, 23/11/2011 - 12:49 — adminCall for Papers. The two day technical conference lies at the heart of the 9th International Airship Convention, providing speakers with the opportunity to present to delegates and discuss with them their papers and new ideas on airships or hybrids. The Convention language will be english, and the subject should conform to one of the general topics. Interested contributors should submit a maxium of 250 word abstract (no figures or references) to: papers@airship-association.org
9th International Airship Convention & Exhibition - Ashford, England 20th to 23rd June 2012
Mon, 21/11/2011 - 16:13 — admin2012 looks like being a very exciting year with the promise of two military airships in the beginning half of the year.
Anna von Zeppelin – Airship Association Press Officer
Thu, 01/09/2011 - 19:31 — GabrielThe Airship Association announces the appointment of Australian Ms Anna von Zeppelin as Press Officer of the Association.
Hybrid Air Vehicles Secure Commercial Airship Deal
Wed, 24/08/2011 - 09:37 — heliosA British company will take a big step towards returning airships to commercial service after more than 70 years on Wednesday when it announces its first customer in a deal that could lead to orders for up to 45 air vehicles worth more than £2bn ($3.3bn).
Airship Pavilion at Le Bourget Paris Airshow
Tue, 28/06/2011 - 13:13 — GabrielLe Bourget’s 49th International Airshow 2011 featured a 20x30m pavilion dedicated to airships sponsored by the Mayor of Paris, the French Government and the car company Citroen, amongst others. This is part of an impressive national French effort that includes Dirisoft Research, the University of Versailles and the Institute of R&D on photovoltaic Energy. Dirisoft Research is a network, first suggested by AERALL, and founded in 2007 at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan in Paris to explore technologies for transporting heavy lifts.
Airship Crash in Germany
Mon, 20/06/2011 - 17:39 — adminOn Sunday 12 June 2011, an airship owned and operated by Lightship Europe Limited (LEL) caught fire at Reichelsheim Airfield in Germany.
It has been reported in the press that the pilot, by his actions, enabled the safe evacuation from the gondola of his three passengers; subsequently the pilot suffered fatal injuries. There were no injuries to the passengers or ground crew.
The airship was one of two A60 Lightships chartered by Goodyear from LEL for marketing purposes in Europe.
Goodyear and LEL issued a joint statement.
Goodyear orders 3 Zeppelin NT airships
Wed, 08/06/2011 - 16:01 — Anna.vonZeppelinA press release by the Zeppelin company dated May 2011 announces the sale of three Zeppelin NT airships to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Appointment of Dr Bernd Sträter as President of the Airship Association
Wed, 11/05/2011 - 10:27 — adminAt the 2011 AGM held in London on 14th April 2011 the Chairman, Peter Ward announced that Dr Bernd Sträter Dipl-Ing, the former CEO of Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH and Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, had agreed to become the new president of the Airship Association with effect from 1st May 2011.
Hybrid Air Vehicles provide the platform for Northrop Grumman win
Tue, 15/06/2010 - 09:31 — Nigel.HillsNorthrop Grumman have won a contract with the US Army to provide a Long-Endurance, Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV). The platform selected by Northrop Grumman is based on the Hybrid Air Vehicles lifting body/LTA design, and is designed to lift a payload of 2500 lbs to 20,000 feet for periods of up to 3 weeks.
