The 160-tonne version of the airship was intended to be twice the volume of the original Zeppelin and filled with non-flammable helium rather than hydrogen. CargoLifter offers unique and sophisticated solutions for lifting and transportation of goods on critical terrain and in remote areas by lighter-than-air (LTA) technology. In the 1990s, the German CargoLifter project was sponsored by companies in the.
The contract, which provides for a detailed study of lighter-than-air stratospheric platforms, will enable Boeing and CargoLifter to coordinate efforts to bid as airship system suppliers for current and future programs. Any practical application of the large airship poses formidable challenges. The Cargolifter was the idea of a German industry commission set up to find new ways of carrying huge unwieldy loads around the world. Boeing NYSE: BA and CargoLifter AG have signed a contract to jointly explore stratospheric airship concepts. Tropical Islands Resort Worlds largest indoor waterpark. Map of all coordinates on Bing (1 level) Map of all coordinates on OSM (1 level) Export all coordinates as KML.
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Not since the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 had airships been seriously considered as a viable form of commercial transport. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. The stock has recently been trading at less than one euro.Īfter the insolvency filing, the shares slipped lower still to stand at 0.61 euros.Ĭargolifter's setback comes 65 years after the Hindenburg, one of the original passenger-carrying Zeppelins, burst into flames over the US. In May 2000 it issued shares at a price of 15 euros each. The company, set up in 1996, employs about 500 people. If the administrator succeeds, Cargolifter's unusual heavy cargo carriers could yet see the light of day. Under Friday's insolvency filing, the Berlin-based company will be protected from its creditors while a court-appointed administrator attempts to turn the company around.
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