This video covers a useful solution we call Airship Glue, good for building envelopes, encapsulating solar cells, and strengthening...

Es wird kein bestimmtes Luftschiff zum Bau vorgeschlagen. Wir möchten jedoch die Phantasie und die Diskussion darüber anregen, was auf...

No specific airship is proposed to be built. However we would like to encourage imagination and discussion of what might be possible...

Our researcher, Mark Summers, designed a tiny airship to compete in this year's Airship Regatta at Design and Engineering of...

In this video we see demonstrate how to detect leaks using a refrigerant leak detector

A new envelope for the Idefx prototype, with new improved materials and design to improve gas retention and reduce drag.

These solar cells are custom made for use in airships. Airships offer unique challenges for solar arrays. The solar cell mounting...

Previous prototypes had high maneuverability at low airspeeds, however because they relied exclusively on vectored thrust, that...

This prototype has a few changes compared to the last build. First, it uses a PVDC gas barrier. Second, it is slightly larger. Finally,...

In our continuing efforts to improve gas retention over the lifespan of the envelope, a new envelope has been constructed using...

This is the newest idefx prototype using the new all polymer envelope. A few other changes from the first prototype include using ducted...

I have been working to improve the gas retention of the idefx prototype. Previously an aluminized gas barrier was used. However it was...

Using lessons learned from the Airship Regatta competition, the idefx prototype is being rebuilt. One change will be to separate the...

This blimp was created for entry into the Airship Regatta in Friedrichshafen. It is a smaller blimp implementing a DOVe system similar to...

The idefx prototype is being constructed and tested on the edge of the Great Basin Desert. It is high altitude, has large temperature...

A brief opening of favorable weather conditions appeared over the weekend, so I was able to take the idefx prototype out for a few quick...

We developed LoonTex for use in small blimp drones, where weight savings are important. In this video we compare it with traditional...