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+ | ==== "In an airship, one does not fly, one does not drive. Instead, one travels in a most beautiful way that gives meaning to the word journey." | ||
- | ===== In an airship, one does not fly, one does not drive. Instead, one travels in a most beautiful way that gives meaning to the word journey. | + | ---- |
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- | Silver Inflatable, | + | -Silver Inflatable, |
- | source: http:// | + | source: http:// |
+ | -Joel Tauber, Searching for the Impossible: The Flying Project 2003\\ | ||
+ | source: http:// | ||
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- | COPYWRIGHT_FOTOT_PAOLO_OGGIONI_FEst: | + | COPYWRIGHT_FOTOT_PAOLO_OGGIONI_FEst: |
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NASA's Dryden Flight Research center Photo Collection. | NASA's Dryden Flight Research center Photo Collection. | ||
photo ED01-0209-3, | photo ED01-0209-3, | ||
- | The Helios Prototype wing is shown over the Pacific Ocean during its first testflight on solar-power. | + | The Helios Prototype wing is shown over the Pacific Ocean during its first testflight on solar-power.\\ |
- | source: www.dfrc.nasa.gov/ | + | source: www.dfrc.nasa.gov/ |
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- | {{:bg23ana.01_jpg.jpg?340}}{{Bgo76a.jpg_BREITLING_ORBITER_1..jpg|Bgo76a.jpg_BREITLING_ORBITER_1..jpg}}\\ | + | |
+ | {{:zzpl1153-753061.jpg|}}{{:bg23ana.01_jpg.jpg?340}}\\ | ||
Breitling Orbiter, photographed by Jeremy l. Hinton, 1973\\ | Breitling Orbiter, photographed by Jeremy l. Hinton, 1973\\ | ||
Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. Designed and built by Cameron Balloons, of Bristol, England, Breitling Orbiter 3 stood 55 m (180 ft) tall when fully inflated. The propane gas that fueled the six burners was contained in 28 titanium cylinders mounted in two rows along the sides of the gondola. Concerned about fuel consumption, | Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. Designed and built by Cameron Balloons, of Bristol, England, Breitling Orbiter 3 stood 55 m (180 ft) tall when fully inflated. The propane gas that fueled the six burners was contained in 28 titanium cylinders mounted in two rows along the sides of the gondola. Concerned about fuel consumption, | ||
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- | The White-Diamond: dir. Werner Herzog, 2004, 90 min. documentary. The White Diamond | + | {{white-diamond-3.jpg? |
- | Dr. Graham Dorrington, as he explores | + | In 1995, Graham Dorrington (see links) flew a helium-filled airship (" |
+ | source: http:// | ||
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- | British inventiveness stimulated an inflatable wing aircraft, produced by ML Aviation Ltd in the mid-1950s as the Utility. Twelve wings were tested and three aircraft were built (XK776, XK781 and XK784). Conceived at the Research and Development Establishment, | + | |
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Prospective Concepts, a Swiss company developed the Flying Stingray an ultralight lifting body in the shape of a stingray but still using propellers as propulsion.\\ | Prospective Concepts, a Swiss company developed the Flying Stingray an ultralight lifting body in the shape of a stingray but still using propellers as propulsion.\\ |