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Aeroscraft Begins Flight Testing Following FAA Certification

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 9, 2013 @07:39AM from the I'm-floating dept.

Zothecula writes "After a 70-year absence, it appears that a new rigid frame airship will soon be taking to the skies over California. Aeros Corporation, a company based near San Diego, has received experimental airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin flight testing the Aeroscraft airship, and it appears that the company has wasted no time getting started."

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ground-breaking airship by fustakrakich · 2013-09-09 07:47 · Score: 5, Funny

What, did they land too hard?

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Re:What is it filled with? by pr0t0 · 2013-09-09 08:01 · Score: 3, Funny

Popcorn, obviously.

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Re:Windmills do not work that way, Human! by wcrowe · 2013-09-09 08:39 · Score: 4, Funny

They could just have a big rigid bag of vacuum.
What if their vacuum is bagless?
Sorry, I couldn't help it.

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Re:a 10 month absence by immaterial · 2013-09-09 09:05 · Score: 4, Funny

Trust me, after 70 years even semi-rigid is something to be proud of.