There are plenty of ways to move cargo around the planet, but none is perfect. Planes require long quality runways and a lot of ground infrastructure to support their use. Ships are slow and can't ...

There was once a time when man looked to the skies and expected to see giant balloons rather than airplanes drifting above. The Hindenburg Disaster promptly put an end to those dreams. But nearly a ...

Seventy-five years after the Hindenburg disaster eliminated zeppelins from the skies, a southern California company wants to bring them back. The Aeroscraft airship from Montebello, Calif.-based ...

After a 70-year absence, it appears that a new rigid frame airship will soon be taking to the skies over California. Aeros Corporation, a company based near San Diego, has received experimental ...

Blimps and Zeppelins plied the skies in the early part of the 20th century, carrying passengers and cargo and even serving as military aircraft during the World Wars. But it didn't take long for ...

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This is a new type of rigid aircraft. It’s not a blimp, and it’s not an airplane, but this thing has the potential to alter the way we understand travel and completely change military transportation.

Just as electric cars had their beginning long before making a comeback, airships have had a similar history. The big advantage to airships is that they can carry heavy payloads for a long period of ...

An Aeroscraft customized by Andrew Winch Designs that would be the world’s largest flying residence. The airship would feature a two-level, ring-shaped structure that contains nearly 1 acre of living ...