Berkeleyans were all agog a century ago in mid-October 1924 to see the huge military dirigible Shenandoah, “the mistress of the United States air forces,” fly over the Bay Area on a trip from ...

From the beginning, the principles of marine navigation have governed the design of dirigible airships. Those who dreamt of great aerial crafts journeying from one inland port of call to another ...

The origin story for many who’d call themselves a member of the hacker community usually starts with taking things apart as a child just to see how they worked. For [Radoslav], that trend doesn ...

balloon blimps, stick around for a video after the break. We’ve also covered a similar project recently on how to make a $13 remote-controlled balloon blimp using those micro-scale RC cars ...

Whether you’re an experienced driver looking to splurge on a higher-end model, a beginner looking for a new hobby, or a parent trying to get your kid off the iPad, RC cars are a great toy for ...

A high-tech surveillance blimp developed by Fremont-based Altaeros is flying over southern New Mexico to help agents track migrants crossing the border wall as part of a $99.4 million contract ...

The design was conceived because of because of wartime steel rationing. Blimps were housed in the hangars during World War II, at a time when the U.S. feared enemy combatants would target the ...

Non-rigid airships are what people commonly call blimps. Blimps rely on internal pressure to maintain their shape. Semi-rigid ...

Manilla also contributed to WLIR's news department, as host of the short-form reports called "News Blimps." After North and DJ Bob Waugh were the first to confirm the death of John Lennon on the ...

Today, the firm still has a fleet of blimps, including two based in Europe. One of these made a tour of motorsport events earlier this year that briefly brought it to the UK, providing an ...

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