LTA Pathfinder Debuts

The next-generation airship is expected to spend the next year undergoing ground and flight testing.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, November 09, 2023 at 06:04 PM ET

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Pathfinder 1 is a prototype electric airship designed by LTA Research. [Courtesy: LTA Research]

Key Takeaways:

Pathfinder 1, a 408-foot electric prototype airship from LTA Research (backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin), has publicly debuted at Moffett Field.
It is designed as a zero-carbon transport for cargo and passengers, featuring modern materials, 12 electric motors, a fly-by-wire system, and innovative lidar helium monitoring.
The airship will undergo a year of ground and flight testing at Moffett Field before relocating to Akron, Ohio, where LTA Research plans to develop an even larger airship, Pathfinder 3.

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Pathfinder 1, the airship from LTA Research, has made its public debut. According to TechCrunch.com, the prototype electric airship was unveiled earlyWednesday morning at Moffett Field (KNUQ) in Sunnyvale-Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.

According to ltaresearch.com, Pathfinder 1 is a proof of concept design. Work began on the next-generation airship shortly after LTA Research was founded in 2016. The company, backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, is dedicated to developing a green energy, zero-carbon transport airship capable of carrying cargo and passengers.