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Flying Magazine

LTA plans longest U.S. airship since 1930s: The 400-foot-long, all-electric Pathfinder 1 could fly as soon as 2023

Could this project by LTA Research trigger a resurgence in the development of huge, majestic airships carrying payloads weighing about 20 tons that stay aloft with lighter-than-air (LTA) gas?

WKSU

Akron's historic blimp hanger is home to a new generation of airships

LTA’s team in Akron has expanded from a small R & D lab, designing and building models for testing, to manufacturing what will be the largest air vehicle on earth.

Akron Beacon Journal

Airdock to hold largest airship: Project to start later this year in Akron

The largest airship to be built in the United States since the 1930s is expected to start taking shape later this year inside the Akron Airdock, with its first flight possibly coming in 2023.

Smithsonian Magazine

Airships rise again: Zero emissions and a million pounds of lift renew the appeal of these century-old giants

Before us stands the naked, cigar-shaped skeleton of the airship they have dubbed Pathfinder 1, a 400-foot-long vessel that could easily swallow the fuselage of the Boeing 737 that brought me to California.

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About LTA Research

LTA Research is an aerospace research and development company reimagining aviation by building and flying next-generation airships. Founded in 2013, the company operates out of locations with deep aviation roots in Ohio, Nevada, and California. LTA is currently conducting flight training with Pathfinder 1, a proof-of-concept airship demonstrating the lighter-than-air technology that will redefine air travel and transportation to be more efficient, sustainable, and adaptable.

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