10 Airships of the Present Day — and Near Future

Airships , the silent , futuristic vessels that blow through the sky of alternate histories and ecotopias , are n’t just the stuff of science fiction . Here are ten airship that be today , or are under development for tomorrow .

Goodyear FleetThis fleet of four blimps dates back to the early twentieth hundred . Docked throughout the United States , these non - rigid airship float across the country and make show at public jubilation and events , occasionally taking on a few rider .

dirigible VenturesThe San Francisco Bay Area is home plate to Airship Ventures , the society that operates the Zeppelin NT Eureka . It ’s a helium - meet Graf Zeppelin whose rigid outer structure is made with the same material that NASA uses for its space lawsuit . It has three engine , is exceptionally restrained , and can land anywhere that there ’s a big enough circle clear . Companies and individuals can rent it for special events or just reserve a drive on one of its steady cruises throughout California . Photo by Roger Cain .

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SkyLifter

Australian society SkyLifter is currently produce what they call a “ overweight weightlifter ” zeppelin , which they believe could be used for a act of thing — but mostly , they hope it can become a replacement for skyscraper dwell . The SkyLifter is designed to heft big housing complexes into the sky , creating mobile buildings where citizenry can survive and drift around , landing when they ask to at a SkyLifter coordination compound like the one depicted in this telecasting .

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Nephelios

A solar - powered Graf Zeppelin design by researchers at several Gallic university and technical school , the Nephelios is 72 feet prospicient and 18 feet wide . It ’s the end result of Projet Sol’r , and was contrive to wing across the English Channel last yr .

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“ Blue Devil”Packed with supercomputers that can analyze surveillance footage so tight that troop will get intel in less than 15 seconds , this super zeppelin is being create by a US Air Force program holler Blue Devil . According to Noah Shachtman at Danger Room , the sausage balloon will be “ longer than a football field of honor at 350 invertebrate foot and seven time the size of the Goodyear Blimp at 1.4 million cubic feet . ” It could be cruising over Afghanistan as early as this fall .

heater 580The large zeppelin in the world , the hummer 580 is the creation of E - Green Technologies , which have successfully inflated and launched the 230 - ft - longsighted monster a couple of times in the retiring yr . They are hoping to sell a image of airship to both military and private industry .

Strato Cruiser

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This concept intention for a luxury zeppelin for the super plenteous would swash a restaurant , spa , on - card DJ , viewing deck of cards , and guest suite with gorgeous views of the bombed - out zombi - invade slums below . Made of C roughage and powered with solar , the Strato Cruiser may never exist outside Richard Branson ’s dream — but then again , it just might .

AeroscraftAeroscraft promises a ship whose rigid hull and internal balast scheme make it the most innovative zeppelin you may grease one’s palms .

“ Manned Cloud ”

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Like the Strato , the Manned Cloud is a concept design for a flying hotel , complete with sundeck on top , 40 guest rooms , a library and fittingness centre . It would fly up to 170 km / hour , and have a range of 5,000 km .

FireCatUK - based SkyCat makes a range of zeppelins for everything from surveillance to luxury travel . But our favorite is the flaming - fighting FireCat , which can scoop up over 20 tons of weewee , carry it to a blast , and dump it . Incredibly versatile , these could become the perfect fire - fighting vehicles of the future .

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