I'm fairly certain something about Worldwide Aeros Corps' new experimental "Aeroscraft" blimp has been posted in the EAA forums before, but here's a new article about a recent test:
http://www.latimes.com/business/mone...,6837708.story
The thing looks incredible!
Sorry Zack: Dirigible, not blimp. The envelope has a frame. Don't make me go all airship on your ***. :-)
http://graphics.latimes.com/media/fl...08/frame_1.jpg
Ron Wanttaja
Personally, I can't believe the thing even made it out the door. Having seen parts of it under construction 2 years ago, I had doubts. I still don't think that the helium compression system for ballast control is going to work.
KSCessnaDriver
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Looks like Thunderbird 2. Very vintage!
Thunderbird 2 - yes!
Hal Bryan
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In the spirit of Benny Howard and his DGA, I will forever forthwith refer to it as a BDFM...Big Darn Flying Machine!Originally Posted by rwanttaja
Are you sure this is real and not the lead story in The Onion? Igor, born in Ukrain gets $3 million then part of $50 million to build a zepplin from our govt which is so broke that it has to extort money from EAA for atc at Oskosh.Igor learned his "English" from Arnold movies, and his office was a former porn studio. I never knew they grew pot in Ukrain, but apparently they have a very strong and imaginative strain of it there.
To put Bill's comments into context - an article about the aircraft's designer, Igor Pasternak:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...1364.htmlstory
I like "Skyberg". :-)In the spirit of Benny Howard and his DGA, I will forever forthwith refer to it as a BDFM...Big Darn Flying Machine!
Ron Wanttaja
It has been a long time since I saw the movie and my memory might be off on that detail, but wasn't "Igor" the name of the assistant that helped Dr. Frankenstein build his creation?
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