Personal blimp sails over fields of Amherst

From: The Boston Globe | Date: July 23, 2007| Author: T.S. Amarasiriwardena | Copyright information

TAKING FLIGHT

See the blimp in action at boston.com/globe.

AMHERST - There was one thing about flying planes that always irritated Dan Nachbar, a pilot with 23 years of experience. "The view is great," he said, "but the noise is awful."

The solutions he would mull all had drawbacks. A hot-air balloon is at the whims of the wind, and an electric plane would never lift off with the weight of batteries needed to power it.

"I started thinking, what can carry more weight...

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