Massive experimental airship hovers in test flight but wind forces quick landing
Massive experimental airship hovers in test flight but wind forces quick landing A massive experimental airship briefly lumbered into the skies in front of the former military base in Tustin, Calif., where shifting winds kept it from making its first untethered flight. The 266-foot-long Aeroscraft was built by Worldwide Aeros Corp. with more than $50 million in funding from the …
Tustin Firm Moves Closer To Flight Testing Blimp-Style Cargo Aircraft
Tustin Firm Moves Closer To Flight Testing Blimp-Style Cargo Aircraft An Orange County aerospace firm will soon begin flight tests for a new high-tech blimp-style aircraft designed to carry oversized cargo. Tustin-based Worldwide Aeros Corp. designed the 266-foot-long Aeroscraft, a 36,000-pound, blimp-like aircraft made of aluminum and carbon fiber, as part of the “Dragon Dream” project. The Aeroscraft, which incorporates …
Prototype airship nears first test flight
Prototype airship nears first test flight An experimental airship came a step closer to its first flight last weekend when the silvery “Aeroscraft” zeppelin hovered a few feet off the ground outside the Tustin, Calif. blimp hangar where it’s being built. The Aeroscraft, a 266-foot-long blimp-like cargo ship, is expected to hold its first test flight within the next month, …
Tustin Park Plan Unveiled
Tustin Park Plan Unveiled Plans for the county of Orange’s proposed park in Tustin, to be developed with the North Hanger – the huge former-blimp hanger at the former Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin – as the centerpiece, have been unveiled. The 85-acre park will provide spaces for outdoor events; ball fields; a giant lawn where children can run and …
