A new airship from E-Green Technologies/21st Century Airships sports the crackerjack name Bullet 580 along with a “radically different” design according to E-Green Chairman and CEO Michael Lawson. The innovations allow for more efficient performance and a larger cargo capacity, all with more energy efficiency relative to conventional aircraft. The Bullet 580 is 235 feet long and can carry a payload of up to 1,000 pounds.
Designed to carry communications, surveying, monitoring and and navigation equipment for civilian and military uses (including weapons platforms), the Bullet cruises at up to 35 knots and can reach a top speed of 70 knots. More than a dozen prototypes have been tested and the first full scale Bullet is due to be inflated next month, with test flights slated to begin in the summer.