Built by James Thompson the ‘Little Green Men’ is an experimental helium airship built for private, non-commercial use.
Registered N99TW.
Balloon
Thompson, James
Oregon
USA.
Built an experimental helium airship ‘Little Green Men’.
Sussex University Sardina
The Sussex University Gas Balloon Sardinia was registered G-AWOK constructor number SARD.1.
It was later withdrawn from use.
Steiner Balloon
Inflated outdoors on 18 June 1857, John Steiner at Erie, Pennsylvania, began the first attempt to fly to Canada across Lake Erie.
Sproul 48K-16
Keith Sproul of North Brunswick. USA, built the Sproul 48K-16. Registered N-48KX, the airship was powered by a ½ VW, and first flew in 2003.
Sky Balloons
During the 1990s, Cameron strengthened its position, via a string of acquisitions. First, Cameron acquired its main British competitor Thunder & Colt Balloons. Then, it bought the smaller Sky Balloons, which had been formed by former Thunder & Colt employees after the company’s sale. Finally, Cameron.
Severo, Augusto
Brazilian, Severo Augusto de Albuquerque Maranhão, born in Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte State in the northeast of Brazil, designed and flew the dirigible Bartolomeu de Gusmão in Rio de Janeiro in 1894. he also developed and constructed a second machine, the Pax.
Semco Balloons TC-4A
Persons: 4
Diameter: 55 ft
Height: 82 ft
Volume: 91,000 cu.ft
Weight: 515 lb
Payload: 1142 lb
Burner: 20 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 44 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 7500
Cost with aluminium gondola (1972): US$ 7200
FAI AX-8
Semco Balloons Challenger
Persons: 3
Diameter: 52 ft
Height: 70 ft
Volume: 75,750 cu.ft
Weight: 381 lb
Payload: 931 lb
Burner: 20 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 22 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 6450
Cost with aluminium gondola: (1972): US$ 6150
FAI AX-7
Semco Balloons Mark V
Persons: 2
Diameter: 51 ft
Height: 70 ft
Volume: 56,000 cu.ft
Weight: 361 lb
Payload: 801 lb
Burner: 12 Million BTU/hr
Fuel capacity: 22 USG
Cost: (1972): US$ 5200
FAI AX-6
All Aero 