Passenger Airships

• More than 50 airship structures developed
• Tight tolerances compatible with rigid superstructures
• Certified and operated on multiple continents
• Translucent multi-layer film laminate supports internally illuminated airships

• U.S. Navy

ILC Dover developed and produced a 170,000-cu. ft. airship to serve as a test platform for the US Navy, under contract to the American Blimp Corporation. The airship, known as the MZ-3A, operated for more than four years.

• The Lightship Group

As part of ILC Dover’s airship development for The Lightship Group, we qualified a translucent multi-layer film laminate envelope for internally illuminated airships, which have been successfully operated on six continents.

• Zeppelin

ILC Dover fabricated the LZN07 220-foot-long airship envelope for Zeppelin designed to interface with a semi-rigid passenger airship structure.

• Goodyear Ships

The new Goodyear ships incorporate ILC Dover’s envelope structure.