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Russia to build Aerostat "flying saucers"

Posted on Friday, 12 March, 2010 | 6 comments

Russia are embarking on a 5-year program to construct a series of "flying saucer" style flying vehicles.

The "aerostatic thermoballasted vehicle" is a cross between an aerostat and a helicopter and will be used to transport large cargo to remote and otherwise inaccessible regions.

The government of the Ulianovsk Region in the Volga area has approved a five-year program to produce so-called "flying saucers" - a bizarre hybrid of a helicopter and an aerostat.

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#2 Posted by 747400 on 11 March, 2010, 20:40
I do hope there was a mistake in translation there.

#3 Posted by Darkwind on 12 March, 2010, 17:33
It is a blimp, I think they are going to build a bigger one to carry big loads, but I don't know about the loads they are talking about.

#4 Posted by ROGER on 13 March, 2010, 4:47
The U.S. wanted to build one, but the Air force didn't want it. From: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/ex-officer-says-air-force-failure-deploy-airships-cost-lives Herlik says that both the Space Command and Air Combat Command ignored orders from the U.S. Air Force Chief of Sta...

#5 Posted by Archer1945 on 13 March, 2010, 4:54
It is a type of blimp. Lockheed/Martin has already built something along these lines only theirs is something of a square shape, quite strange looking for an aircraft. These have actually been talked about in various science magazines, both popular and specialized, for a number of years. I don't...

#6 Posted by keithisco on 13 March, 2010, 8:35
The Dod in the USA will be announcing the results of a competitive bid to build a UAV based on airship principle, this may. They are to commission an airship capable of carrying several different payloads on uninterrupted missions of 21 days, supported by a ground support station/s with full Command...

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