New high-tech airships are rising in Southern California Worldwide Aeros is building a blimp-like aircraft in a Word War II-era blimp… (Don Bartletti, Los Angeles…) Not since the waning days of World War II have the mammoth wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin seen as much airship manufacturing work as they do today. Inside the 17-story structures that rise above southern Orange County, Worldwide Aeros Corp. is building a blimp-like airship designed for the military to carry tons of cargo to remote areas around the world. "Nobody has ever tried to do what we're doing here," Chief Executive Igor Pasternak said of the 265-foot skeleton being transformed into the cargo airship. "This will revolutionize airship technology." PHOTOS: Next-generation airships Residents of Southern California are no strangers to airships. The federal government is buying blimps, zeppelins and spy balloons, and many of these new-generation hybrid "lighter than air" aircraft are taking shape across California.
Crazy Hoverbike is Capable of Flying to 10,000 Feet Even though this crazy hoverbike hasn’t yet left the inventor’s neighborhood, the high-flying invention has some amazing potential. Designed by Australian Chris Malloy the bike is capable of traveling at speeds of up to 173mph at 10,000 feet. It could potentially travel even higher, but then users would have to carry oxygen. Classified as an ultralight, users won’t be required to have a pilot’s license to ride it, but might we need traffic lanes at 10,000 feet if it does take off? The 1170 cc hoverbike engine is air-cooled and runs on regular unleaded fuel (if only it ran on algae… that would be cool!) In an urban context, the hoverbike would be an absolute nightmare. + Hoverbike
Aeroscraft The Aeroscraft is the name of a series of cargo-carrying rigid airships planned by the Worldwide Aeros Corporation. The company is seeking funding for its ML866 model, which will carry 66 tons of payload, and for its ML868 model carrying 250 tons. A model capable of lifting 500 tons, the ML86X, is also on the drawing board.[1] A scaled-down prototype called the "Pelican" was completed in January 2013 with funding from the U.S. Technical details[edit] The current prototype, the Pelican, is 266 feet (81 m) long and is designed for a top speed of 60 knots (110 km/h). Technology[edit] The Aeroscraft, like the Zeppelins of the past, uses a rigid internal structure to maintain its shape.[3] Unlike modern hybrid airships, the Aeroscraft is lighter-than-air during flight, and does not rely on aerodynamic lift to maintain flight.[4] This will enable the vehicle to hover at full payload capacity.[3] Uses[edit] Commercial cargo[edit] Military uses[edit] History[edit] Flight testing[edit] See also[edit]
Army lets air out of battlefield spyship project Near the height of the Afghanistan war, the Pentagon spent $297 million on a seven-story blimp-like aircraft — as long as a football field — that would hover over the war zone for weeks at a time, beaming back crucial intelligence. But as the military wound down its presence in the Middle East, plans for the unmanned floating spy center deflated. The aircraft fell behind schedule, became 12,000 pounds ...
This doohickey turns your normal bike into an electric bike Try not to think about how its name sounds like masturbation. Buying an electric bike is kind of a commitment — it can cost as much as a cheap car, weigh as much as a small boar, and be troublingly similar to riding an artificially intelligent Pegasus-android that could destroy you at any moment. On the other hand, conversion kits are often heavy and unattractive. In a Kickstarter that’s actually cool, some Lithuanian guys have invented a gadget you plop on your bike that turns your steel steed electric — without the weight and cost of an e-bike. When your thighs hit noodle state, the Rubbee can take over for up to 15 miles, driving your bike at up to 15 miles per hour. If you want your own Rubbee, donate to the Kickstarter, which has raised $64,000 of its $96,000 goal so far.
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Worldwide Aeros Aims to Turn Blimps Into Cargo Craft Inside a decommissioned military hangar in Tustin, Calif., about 30 miles south of Los Angeles, sits what at first glance looks like the world’s biggest Mylar balloon. Closer inspection reveals a skeleton of carbon tubes clothed in a silver skin dubbed the Aeroscraft. It’s Igor Pasternak’s shot at proving to the world that helium-filled airships, long ago eclipsed by planes, have a bright future in commercial cargo. “What we’re doing is revolution,” says Pasternak, who started Worldwide Aeros in his native Ukraine and then moved the company to Los Angeles in 1993. Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Since they’re light and can take off and land vertically, Pasternak’s airships—the industry’s preferred term—could be an energy-efficient way to bring big loads to out-of-the-way places without first having to build a runway or a road. Its success hinges on a design solution to a problem that’s plagued lighter-than-air craft since their early-1900s heyday. So far, the U.S.
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