Ah , the blimp . Such a strange way to journey . And whether you think of Goodyear , Fuji , Metlife or a sandwich workshop , these airship have become a part of our culture that we seem to take for granted . But now it look like the Defense Department need to put the sausage to a worthy function ( other than circle football games ) and has decided to put hundreds of millions of dollars into a young fleet of military airships . Go , sausage , go ! Seems the war machine has assure a $ 149 million contract to Lockheed to work up a vast eminent - altitude dirigible that will check for ballistic missile launches . Using solar cell and advanced fuel prison cell for power , an aerodynamic purpose and a control condition system must be developed to avail keep the airship regular amid the high tip at that EL without down excessive king . Also , because it ’s filled with helium , they ’d have to check that the temperature would n’t affect it , and require to find textile to withstand extreme ultraviolet radiation for long times . It ’s going to be large , too — about 2.5 metre the length of the Goodyear Blimp . Look for prototypes around 2010 .
Big Bucks for Giant Blimp[Defensetech ]
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