links for 2007-05-20

  • A solar balloon is an ultralight hot air balloon that only uses heat radiation from the sun to provide lift. Experimental technique nowadays, this innovative technique can be used for tethered or free flight, for recreational flying or other uses.
    (tags: balloon blimp airship)
  • Solomon Andrews (1806-1872) invented the first dirigible airship. The difference of specific gravity between the balloon and the surrounding atmosphere could be converted by a system of inclined planes to steer the craft, without a motor.
    (tags: airships)
  • GravityPlane to become airborne, gas bags inside a pair of rigid, zeppelin-like structures are filled with helium from storage tanks inside the vehicle. This causes the aircraft to become lighter-than-air, and it rises from the ground.
    (tags: airships)
  • It might look like something out of a Jules Verne novel, but this prototype of a hybrid airship, hangared in rural Ohio, could hold the key to tomorrow’s long-distance, low-cost air transport.
    (tags: dynalifter airship)
  • Open source warfare.
    (tags: security war politics)
  • Survivalist matchmatking service
    (tags: survivalism)
  • Virtual appliance seller
    (tags: virtual_appliance vmware jumpbox)
  • Lenticular airship
    (tags: airships)
  • Bill Maher “loves” Ron Paul
    (tags: ron_paul)
  • An anaysis of Ron Paul’s blowback thesis
    (tags: ron_paul politics)
  • Ron Paul on “The View”?!?!
    (tags: ron_paul the_view politics)
  • Via ernunnos
    (tags: kelly_pavlik crossfit)

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