Miscellaneous

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Helios Solar Powered Aircraft

Uploaded on Sep 27, 2006

Compilation of test flights.

Pathfinder Solar Plane preceeded Centurion. Pathfinder turned into Pathfinder+ by removing the original center panel and replacing it with a panel that was about 48 feet in length. Centurion turned into Helios Prototype, which turned into Helios and Helios with a fuel cell. The difference between Centurion and Helios prototype was removing the center panel and adding 2 new center panels. Helios flew with 5 pods and had a full solar array. The fuel cell version was made by removing the center pod and replacing it with the fuel cell pod. That is the one at the end of the video.

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Military Blimp EXCLUSIVE

Published on Oct 28, 2015

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SPIDER, Self-Propelled Instrument for Airship Damage Evaluation and Repair, Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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Minimally invasive exploration for heritage buildings

Published on Dec 4, 2017

Inria and CNRS are teaming up with the Faculty of Engineering of Cairo University and the HIP Institute (Heritage, Preservation, Innovation) with the support of the Robeauté company and La Fondation Dassault Systèmes to design an innovative robot that could explore heritage buildings while leaving as few traces as possible. Scientists call this approach « minimally invasive robotic exploration ».

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Vodafone and Airbus set out new era for autonomous airships

Published on Sep 17, 2019

Airships are one of the most graceful forms of air transport and they may become more prevalent in the 5G age.

At the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show Vodafone Germany and Airbus revealed their co-operation on a new unmanned aerial vehicle called ALtAIR.

The 12 metre tall airship is guided from up to 250 kilometres away using Vodafone’s 5G network.

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DOCOMO develops blade-free drone fitted with high-res camera and LEDs

Nov 9, 2021

NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has developed a blade-free, blimp-type drone equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video and full-color LED lights glow in radiant colors.

"Harmless Sound Waves Propel This Indoor Camera Drone for a Safer, Quieter Experience"
Crashes would be no more catastrophic than a ball bouncing on the floor.

by Andrew Liszewski
November 15, 2021