Aeroscraft Airship Featured In TV Series

Good news for airship fans in the USA. Aeroscraft Corporation has announced that their Aeroscraft cargo airship will be featured in the series premiere for “Rise of the Machines” which will first broadcast tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4, 2014 from 10:00-11:00 PM/ET.

An Aeroscraft is a new type of Rigid Variable Buoyancy Air Vehicle, designed to control lift in all stages of air or ground operations, including the ability to off-load heavy payloads without the need to re-ballast. For the first time in history, an aircraft has been designed to control and adjust buoyant and dynamic lift, creating a new paradigm for global air transportation and logistics. Poised to enhance the air transportation industry, the Aeroscraft will deliver opportunities for business and consumers globally through access to remote locations and by new VTOL cargo delivery capabilities. The key features of the Aeroscraft include a rigid structure, vertical takeoff and landing, and operational abilities at low speed, in hover, and from unprepared surfaces.

The Rise of the Machines episode titled ‘Super Airship’ reveals the technology behind the innovative Aeroscraft cargo airship, and follows the technology demonstration prototype during final preparations for its exciting maiden flight.

The episode will feature CGI animation techniques to “explode” open this revolutionary new breed of airship – the Aeros Dragon Dream –to reveal the extraordinary technology on which it depends during a series of grueling tests.

Exploring the engineering breakthroughs within this helium-filled behemoth will reveal surprising secrets of how the technology evolved, inspired by extraordinary lessons from nature and history. How did the airship’s unique buoyancy control system evolve from the swim bladder of deep-water fish? Which breakthrough in rocket engineering enables Corky to spin the airship on a dime? How did the Eiffel Tower inspire the extremely strong yet lightweight airship frame? If the test flight is successful, it will demonstrate how Dragon Dream’s radical new design works and will open a new chapter in aviation history. Failure will consign the Dragon Dream to the scrapheap.

Aeroscraft Corporation was founded 27 years ago in the U.S. and has grown from a small aerostat production manufacturer to a leading FAA-certified airship producer and R&D firm for the aerospace industry. Aeros has achieved multiple FAA airship type certificates and operates with an FAA Production Certificate, while featuring a product line that includes advanced airships and tethered aerostats utilized in commercial and government applications throughout the world.

Learn more at www.aeroscraft.com.

H2 will repeat the premiere broadcast multiple times throughout the week:
Tuesday (3/04) at 10:00 PM/ET
Wednesday (3/05) at 2:00 AM/ET
Wednesday (3/05) at 11:00 PM/ET
Thursday (3/06) at 3:00 AM/ET
Saturday (3/08) at 11:00 PM/ET

Visit http://www.history.com/schedule for additional programming information and network broadcasts.