Hybrid air vehicles

Airlander 10

The US Army funded this project with taxpayer money, built the prototype, cancelled the program, stored the airship for several years, and eventually sold it to HAV, the private company that designed and built it.

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Airlander 10 Damaged in Crash

Airlander 10 Damaged in Storm

LTA Today Presentation

Reveals the current status of Lighter-than-Air technology as it explores many of the contemporary LTA projects from taxpayer funded to private enterprise.