Questions tagged [lighter-than-air]

Aircraft which maintain flight through buoyancy due to their volume weighing less than the surrounding air.

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How do you catch a runaway blimp?

A few hours ago, a rather large (243 feet long) helium blimp owned by NORAD broke loose of its moorings in the Eastern United States and floated away. The news is currently reporting that it's being "escorted" by a pair of F-16's as it floats along…