飛船長約十七米、高約一米、重約三十磅，將由持有飛機師執照的警員遙遠控制。飛船以電池驅動，最高可飛上一百二十多米，時速達六十四公里，每次可連續飛行七個小時，並且裝有雷達儀器和兩個具夜視功能的拍攝鏡頭。
飛船造價雖為一萬四千美元（約十一萬港元），另加每周充電和充氦氣費約一百美元（約七百八十港元），但奧格登警察總長格雷納認為物有所值，只因一輛警車便已需四萬美元（約三十一萬港元）。飛船仍在試飛階段，警方期望可於今年聖誕前服役。
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11.9.11
美創天眼飛船高空捉賊
【本報訊】美國猶他州奧格登（Ogden）上空出現飛船，原來是警隊打擊罪案的最新武器——閉路電視監察飛船（CCTV airship），用以追蹤罪犯和監察社區，相信是全球第一艘被警隊用作打擊罪惡的飛船。
飛船長約十七米、高約一米、重約三十磅，將由持有飛機師執照的警員遙遠控制。飛船以電池驅動，最高可飛上一百二十多米，時速達六十四公里，每次可連續飛行七個小時，並且裝有雷達儀器和兩個具夜視功能的拍攝鏡頭。
飛船造價雖為一萬四千美元（約十一萬港元），另加每周充電和充氦氣費約一百美元（約七百八十港元），但奧格登警察總長格雷納認為物有所值，只因一輛警車便已需四萬美元（約三十一萬港元）。飛船仍在試飛階段，警方期望可於今年聖誕前服役。
source:http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20110911/00423_035.html
飛船長約十七米、高約一米、重約三十磅，將由持有飛機師執照的警員遙遠控制。飛船以電池驅動，最高可飛上一百二十多米，時速達六十四公里，每次可連續飛行七個小時，並且裝有雷達儀器和兩個具夜視功能的拍攝鏡頭。
飛船造價雖為一萬四千美元（約十一萬港元），另加每周充電和充氦氣費約一百美元（約七百八十港元），但奧格登警察總長格雷納認為物有所值，只因一輛警車便已需四萬美元（約三十一萬港元）。飛船仍在試飛階段，警方期望可於今年聖誕前服役。
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8.9.11
巨大的混合飛船取得第一張新重型飛船設計商業合同
Discovery Air Innovations (DAI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc. and Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited (HAV) have signed an agreement under which DAI will be the first customer for HAV’s Commercial Heavy Lift program.
Credit: Hybrid Air
Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd is a pioneer and world leader in the design, manufacture and support of innovative Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) aircraft products, known as Hybrid Air Vehicles. The company has brought together a long legacy of LTA design and delivery experience and combined it with modern technologies to create a major new, cost effective, low carbon emission aerospace business, focusing initially on the surveillance and heavy lift markets.
Based in Cranfield, UK, the HAV team has more than 1,000 years of combined aerospace experience in building and certifying LTA aircraft. Recent improvements in technology, such as advanced fabrics, control technology and simulation have enabled the team to build a hybrid air vehicle that has ignificant advantages over the original airship concept.
The “hybrid” principle utilizes both aerodynamics an lighter-than-air technology to generate lift - about 60% of the lift is aerostatic (from helium buoyancy) and the remaining 40% is aerodynamic, generated from the vehicle’s shape.
Additionally, powered lift is used during take-off and landing by vectoring the thrust from four ducted propulsors. The result is a range of revolutionary products with global market potential. In 2010, partnering with Northrop Grumman, HAV Ltd. won a $517 million U.S. Army contract to develop the Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) for deployment into theatre in 2012. This vehicle is able to operate above 20,000 feet (MSL) with up to 21-days endurance.
Discovery Air is a specialty aviation company based in Canada, with operations around the world. Their service offering includes cargo transport, rotary wing, fire services, logistics and military aviation services. DAI President, Paul Bouchard, has stated “HAV’s heavy lift and cargo market will be a tremendous addition to our range of aviation services.
With a cargo capacity of 50 tonnes at speeds up to 100 knots (185 km/h), we believe this capability will enable economic development of remote, stranded resources with a low environmental impact. The ability to deliver cargo point-to-point without the need for a runway, will mean the infrastructure costs of our clients are reduced substantially.”
HAV’s heavy lift and cargo vehicles have a payload capacity ranging from 20 to 200 tonnes, with future development potential of up to 1,000 tonnes. The helium-filled hull creates aerodynamic lift, which when combined with the vectored thrust engines enables vertical takeoff / landing (VTOL), as well as precision hover. The hovercraft landing system’s “suck down” allows for multi-surface operation and load transfer - on land, water, ice and snow.
Credit: Hybrid Air
The hybrid air vehicle is also one of the most environmentally-friendly modes of transport. Its flexibility reduces or eliminates transshipments and fuel consumption is equally impressive, saving up to 75% on equivalent payload alternatives. The ability to launch, land and load from gravel airstrips, water, snow or ice surfaces with no preparation or specialist handling equipment saves end-users both time and investment in infrastructure. Ground loading offers roll-on-roll-off capability, while the precision hover allows pick-up and delivery of cargo from ships or other austere locations.
The Heavy Lift Programme is currently in its detailed design phase, with construction planned for 2012. The first vehicle is scheduled to enter commercial service in 2014.
This is the HAV prototype Hybrid Airship. That means it's slightly heavier than air and it uses lift generated by forward motion to keep it in the air. This makes it much easier to handle when it's on the ground. The Lockheed P-791 is similar to this in concept but appears to not be so well designed aerodynamically.
HAV are one of the bidders for the Pentagon's "Long Endurance Surveillance Vehicle" (LEMV).
For further details please visit www.hybridairvehicles.comsource:
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1065/527/Giant_Hybrid_Air_Vehicles_Gets_First_Commercial_Contracts_For_New_Heavy_Lifting_Dirigible_Designs.html
Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd is a pioneer and world leader in the design, manufacture and support of innovative Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) aircraft products, known as Hybrid Air Vehicles. The company has brought together a long legacy of LTA design and delivery experience and combined it with modern technologies to create a major new, cost effective, low carbon emission aerospace business, focusing initially on the surveillance and heavy lift markets.
Based in Cranfield, UK, the HAV team has more than 1,000 years of combined aerospace experience in building and certifying LTA aircraft. Recent improvements in technology, such as advanced fabrics, control technology and simulation have enabled the team to build a hybrid air vehicle that has ignificant advantages over the original airship concept.
The “hybrid” principle utilizes both aerodynamics an lighter-than-air technology to generate lift - about 60% of the lift is aerostatic (from helium buoyancy) and the remaining 40% is aerodynamic, generated from the vehicle’s shape.
Additionally, powered lift is used during take-off and landing by vectoring the thrust from four ducted propulsors. The result is a range of revolutionary products with global market potential. In 2010, partnering with Northrop Grumman, HAV Ltd. won a $517 million U.S. Army contract to develop the Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) for deployment into theatre in 2012. This vehicle is able to operate above 20,000 feet (MSL) with up to 21-days endurance.
Discovery Air is a specialty aviation company based in Canada, with operations around the world. Their service offering includes cargo transport, rotary wing, fire services, logistics and military aviation services. DAI President, Paul Bouchard, has stated “HAV’s heavy lift and cargo market will be a tremendous addition to our range of aviation services.
With a cargo capacity of 50 tonnes at speeds up to 100 knots (185 km/h), we believe this capability will enable economic development of remote, stranded resources with a low environmental impact. The ability to deliver cargo point-to-point without the need for a runway, will mean the infrastructure costs of our clients are reduced substantially.”
HAV’s heavy lift and cargo vehicles have a payload capacity ranging from 20 to 200 tonnes, with future development potential of up to 1,000 tonnes. The helium-filled hull creates aerodynamic lift, which when combined with the vectored thrust engines enables vertical takeoff / landing (VTOL), as well as precision hover. The hovercraft landing system’s “suck down” allows for multi-surface operation and load transfer - on land, water, ice and snow.
The hybrid air vehicle is also one of the most environmentally-friendly modes of transport. Its flexibility reduces or eliminates transshipments and fuel consumption is equally impressive, saving up to 75% on equivalent payload alternatives. The ability to launch, land and load from gravel airstrips, water, snow or ice surfaces with no preparation or specialist handling equipment saves end-users both time and investment in infrastructure. Ground loading offers roll-on-roll-off capability, while the precision hover allows pick-up and delivery of cargo from ships or other austere locations.
The Heavy Lift Programme is currently in its detailed design phase, with construction planned for 2012. The first vehicle is scheduled to enter commercial service in 2014.
This is the HAV prototype Hybrid Airship. That means it's slightly heavier than air and it uses lift generated by forward motion to keep it in the air. This makes it much easier to handle when it's on the ground. The Lockheed P-791 is similar to this in concept but appears to not be so well designed aerodynamically.
HAV are one of the bidders for the Pentagon's "Long Endurance Surveillance Vehicle" (LEMV).
For further details please visit www.hybridairvehicles.comsource:
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1065/527/Giant_Hybrid_Air_Vehicles_Gets_First_Commercial_Contracts_For_New_Heavy_Lifting_Dirigible_Designs.html
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