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Old 31st Aug 2016, 09:15
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Derfred
 
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Nothing on the Airlander website refers to it as "lighter than air". In fact, they seem to go to great lengths to say that it is not. Additional lift is created from the airfoil shape + forward speed and vectored thrust.

Although how it uses this airfoil shape to get airborne from a static start is a question I have not seen answered.
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