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Lighter-than-air Aircraft - Aerostats and Airships

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Lighter-than-air Technology and Buoyant Aircraft – Aerostats and Airships

Introduction

Luffships Ltd (LSL) is a business for design & development of buoyant aircraft (i.e., aerostats and airships) using lighter-than-air (LTA) technology leading to serious heavy-lift types for aerial-crane transport and other duties, typically as illustrated left, our goal. We know this is possible from the CL75 pictured below, built to test ideas – enabled by LSL engineers and their associates. Maybe not what people expect an aircraft to be but who else recently vertically air-lifted and … Read More

About

Luffships Ltd (LSL) is a UK business, founded to exploit the gift that nature provides for buoyancy from the atmosphere – enabling flotation in the air. This natural ability was first used by people 1000s of … Read More

LTA Technology

Luffships Ltd (LSL) works to help the buoyant aircraft industry (particularly dirigible types) become successful. The following pages are provided to help with general information about associated … Read More

Professional Services

For people seeking support to fulfil their own buoyant aircraft projects or goals we provide professional services, as follows: Appropriate AdviceEngineeringDesign workAnalysisTests and … Read More

R/C Models and LTA Drones

These omni-directional (O-D) aircraft are buoyant indoor micro R/C models and outdoor drones, designed for various purposes, including: test models to learn from, demonstrators for bigger types, training aids, … Read More

Tethered Aerostats

These buoyant aircraft are tethered lenticular aerostats with a central riser line system (a winch for big types) allowing their ascent via ground control to significant heights. They provide an aerial platform … Read More

Derived Lenticular Types

Luffships’ derived lenticular buoyant aircraft stem from the StratRaft and AeroRaft designs. They are omni-directional (O-D) types for useful duties with routine vertical launch/capture plus payload … Read More

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