How a ‘Spider’ Could Keep an Airship Airworthy

Source: bbc.com Published: August 1, 2016 BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak reports. A device which can help repair holes in airships has been developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. Known as a “spider”, one half the device is located on the outside of the airship...

Giant Helium-Filled Airship Airlander Takes Off for First Time

Source: phys.org Published: August 17, 2016 The Airlander 10 in flight, after taking off from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire, England, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016. A blimp-shaped airship billed as the world’s largest aircraft has taken off for the first time,...