it’s a lifting body—and heavier than air. It relies on both aerostatic lift from helium and aerodynamic lift to fly, making it a hybrid airship. “About 40 percent of our lift is aerodynamic ...

up to 40% of the lift comes from aerodynamics due to the passage of air over the hull of the airship. Separately, JetZero is currently developing a blended wing body demonstrator that will also ...

These behemoths rely on a mixture of natural buoyancy and lifting body designs and are intended ... Like larger designs, Buoyant Aero’s hybrid airship relies on aerodynamic lift to supply ...

The rest of the left is generated aerodynamically by air passing over the eliptical shape of the airship’s body. This lift can also be further augmented by two diesel-powered ducted fans on the ...