JP Aerospace flights Ascender 26 airship again

JP Aerospace flews its V shaped Ascender air ship again last Sunday: Ascender 26 Flies Again! – JP Aerospace.

Sunday August 2nd JP Aerospace conducted the second flight of Ascender 26.  There was a series of goal for this flight including a faster climb rate, steeper pitch angle and buoyancy controlled maneuvering.  The flight was a compete success. We even flew a little bit higher, 6,850 feet (2,850 above our 4000 foot launch site).

The vehicle landed undamaged four miles down range.

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More photos from JP Aerospace Blog:

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