The Type 26 frigate is a next-generation warship built for stealth, versatility, and power. This deep dive explores its cutting-edge design, advanced weaponry, and naval capabilities, making it one of ...
Fantastic as this mental picture of the giant airship of the future may appear to us with our present notions of aerial navigation, when we think of our sky scrapers and the 50,000-ton leviathans ...
The vast, helium-filled balloon which gives its famous curves and takes it airborne has been deflated, but we were able to step inside the cabin, where champagne flutes dangled from the ceiling and ...
The owners of a Bridgnorth airship firm say a near £40m investment in airships is a game-changer for the company and the ...
The story of the two giant airship sheds at Cardington was told to members of Dunstable and District Local History Society at ...
Imagine coming to work one day and the giant airship you’ve been working on is sitting halfway across the airfield from where you left it, with its empty balloon sagging as its stuck on the fence.
Pathfinder 1, bankrolled by a Google billionaire, is an attempt to revive the airship. A century after terrifying disasters, is it a safe-enough bet?
The Navy believed that the airship could aid in scouting—flying ahead of a fleet to identify an enemy. But critics were quick to point out that airships’ giant size hindered this aim.
The last giant rigid airship Graf Zeppelin II flew for the final time on 20 August 1939, 12 days before World War Two started, and was scrapped the following year. Rigid airships have a complex ...