LTA Research has entered into an agreement to purchase the Airdock in Akron, OH, pending an approval process. This will complement and build on our engineering and manufacturing efforts at our Mountain View, CA headquarters and Gardnerville, NV research and development facility. We look forward to bringing airship manufacturing back to Akron and working with the city and the University of Akron to achieve new developments in lighter-than-air technology. Learn about our collaboration with Kilwell Fibrelab to produce aerospace-grade carbon fiber tubing for the next generation of airships.
LTA employees use a lift to install airship components. © LTA Research
An LTA employee working on the covering to be installed on our airship test section. © LTA Research
LTA employees check and assemble airship components. © LTA Research
LTA employees examine one of the joints of the airship test section. © LTA Research
LTA employees being trained by members of the airship’s ground crew in the Mountain View hangar. © LTA Research
LTA employees focus on installing components to the carbon fiber tubes on the airship. © LTA Research
LTA employees examine plans for the airship. © LTA Research
An LTA employee ensures this airship tool is ready to be used. © LTA Research
An LTA machinist creates a custom part for the airship. © LTA Research
An LTA employee assembles a set of custom tooling. © LTA Research
An LTA employee working on a part of the airship tail cone. © LTA Research
LTA employees rig a piece of equipment for a lifting procedure. © LTA Research
An LTA employee carefully aligns a part of our build structure. © LTA Research
An LTA employee preps an airship component. © LTA Research
An LTA employee performs a quality check. © LTA Research
An LTA employee installs a piece of flight hardware on the airship. © LTA Research
An LTA employee performs a step in our airship assembly process. © LTA Research
LTA employees work on an external component of the airship. © LTA Research
An LTA employee cutting wood for a testing prototype. © LTA Research
LTA employees preparing test samples. © LTA Research
LTA employees taking initial measurements as part of an ongoing gust testing experiment. © LTA Research
An LTA employee configuring a data acquisition system for propulsion system testing. © LTA Research
LTA employees documenting a new process for a custom section of the envelope. © LTA Research
An LTA employee rolling up sections of the envelope after being cut. © LTA Research
An LTA employee running a test on the team’s recently completed “Iron Bird”. © LTA Research
An LTA employee with newly manufactured components. © LTA Research
LTA employees quality-checking and organizing 3D-printed components. © LTA Research
An LTA employee installing the final structural component on the team’s most recent flight vehicle. © LTA Research