News - Powered by Yahoo NewsArmy tests blimp-kite hybrid 'Helikites'
FORT BENNING, Ga., May 21 (UPI) -- For military bases too small to keep blimp-like aerostats, the U.S. Army is testing "Helikites," a half-kite, half-blimp aircraft for low-level surveillance.
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:30:05 -0700 -
?Battle-Kites? Eyed for Afghan Spy Dut
The latest addition to the U.S. military's blimp arsenal could be a "battle-kite" of war.
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:49:17 -0700 -
Part blimp, part kite: Military testing Helikite for use over Afghan skie
The U.S. military is testing high-tech ?battle kites? as a method of lifting communications and surveillance equipment above isolated bases in Afghanistan.
Sun, 20 May 2012 23:04:49 -0700 -
Scientists use blimp to look for meteorite
A group of scientists took to the skies in a blimp Thursday in search of meteorites that rained over California's gold country last month.
Thu, 03 May 2012 15:16:32 -0700 -
Crazy blimp may soon power remote village
A helium-filled, doughnut-shaped blimp with a wind turbine for its filling may soon be the go-to power source for remote villages and industrial operations.
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:49:34 -0700 -
Scientists to use blimp to look for meteorite
A group of scientists will board a blimp to search for meteorites that rained over California's gold country last month.
Thu, 03 May 2012 11:36:30 -0700 -
Scientists aboard blimp to search for meteorites strewn over California gold countr
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A group of scientists took to the skies in a blimp Thursday in search of meteorites that rained over California's gold country last month.
Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:51 -0700 -
Japan's Softbank Testing Blimp-based Emergency Mobile Phone Syste
Softbank, which runs Japan's third-largest mobile phone network, is experimenting with using blimps as temporary cell towers for use during natural disasters.
Thu, 10 May 2012 21:44:47 -0700 -
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ? revie
This glorious film gets more fascinating and moving each time its seen This exotic English romance of 1943, by Powell and Pressburger, has been reissued, and each time it gets more fascinating and moving. Taking as their starting point David Low's cartoon character, the film-makers created General Clive Wynne-Candy, superbly played by the husky-voiced Roger Livesey. As we join the story in 1943 ...
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:08:06 -0700 -
Explosion sound on former Tustin base was blimp tes
TUSTIN - A loud sound Monday afternoon on the former Tustin Marine base was caused by a failed blimp test, officials said. Residents reported hearing the loud sound and later hearing sirens on the former Tustin Marine base Monday afternoon. The Orange County Fire Authority was called out to...
Mon, 07 May 2012 16:44:14 -0700 -