The best example of modern airship technology in operation are the Zeppelin NTs (operating with DZR and Goodyear, primarily for scenic flights and filming. These airships utilise modern technology such as material sciences in the form of light-weight polymers for the envelope and carbon fibre frames, vectored thrust propeller engines, and modern avionics. Airships may be perceived to be old technology, but the modern generation of airships employ some of the most advanced technology in the aeronautical and aerospace industries. When most people hear the word airship the name Hindenburg would most likely be the first thought that comes to mind, but it has now been over 80 years since the Hindenburg disaster, and airships, like other aircraft, have progressed significantly in technology. This technology predates traditional aircraft by 50 years and held the record for the longest single passenger flight for more than 47 years until the introduction of the Boeing 747SP in 1975. The Lockheed Marin P-791 demonstrator (Lockheed Martin)Īn airship is an aircraft that utilises both aerodynamic and aerostatic lift (buoyancy through a lighter than air gas), the new old technology.
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