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  1. Air yacht

    An air yacht is a private aircraft, usually a flying boat. They developed between the wars as a recreation and status symbol for rich businessmen. The first aviation of this form developed immediately before World War I, when 'sporting' gentlemen, i.e. those both rich and with ample leisure time, could indulge in private flying. For the first ...

  2. The 656-Foot 'AirYacht' Concept Can Bring 40 Guests Around the World

    The AirYacht's elevator is the link between the airship and the ground. AirYacht. The redesigned lounge will have about 8,600 square feet of livable space that can accommodate 10 to 40 guests ...

  3. Air Yacht

    In an uncompromising quest to achieve ultimate sailing efficiency and true luxury, the world's leading maritime architects, engineers and builders have come together to design the ultra-luxurious Air Yacht 80, built for extremely fast, high-performance blue-water cruising or lazy days anchored in secret bays. Designed for the discerning ...

  4. Supermarine Air Yacht

    The Supermarine Air Yacht was a British luxury passenger-carrying flying boat.It was designed by Supermarine's chief designer R. J. Mitchell and built in Woolston, Southampton in 1929. It was commissioned by the brewing magnate Ernest Guinness, and was the first British flying yacht built to the order of a private owner.Only one machine was built. The Air Yacht was intended to cover 2,000 ...

  5. AirYacht: Radical 52m airship-yacht crossover concept unveiled

    AirYacht reveals radical 52m airship-yacht crossover concept. Flying yachts, once the stuff of our wildest, most outlandish dreams, are slowly inching closer to a reality. As the industry prepares for the 2022 Superyacht Design Festival, BOAT catches up with Guillaume Hoddé, co-founder of AirYacht, and Franck Darnet, the yacht's designer, to ...

  6. Design Evolution

    John turned to the world-leading Berret-Racoupeau team, under lead naval architect Olivier Racoupeau, as well as North Sails, Rigging Projects, Lorima, and Rivoyre Engineering, to develop his flagship, the Air Yacht 80. The carbon-fiber catamaran's design evolved during this deeply collaborative process as our team of the world's leading ...

  7. The Stunning New 'Air Yacht' Is a Catamaran That Floats to the Skies

    The Air Yacht is a new addition to Lazzarini's series of unusual, luxurious designs. The floating catamaran is lifted by two 492 feet long (150 meters) airships connected to either side of a 262 ...

  8. Lazzarini's Bonkers 'Air Yacht' Concept Can Fly Via Two Helium Blimps

    Made from carbon fiber, the Air Yacht has one main 262-foot hull sandwiched between a pair of 492-foot airships. These two "floating balloons," as Lazzarini describes them, will be divided ...

  9. The futuristic superyacht concept that can fly as well as sail

    A rendeing of Air Yacht, a new concept from Lazzarini Design Studio that will "sail in the sky" as well as the sea. In addition to its apparent flying capabilities, the Air Yacht has also been ...

  10. A look at the Air Yacht, an Italian-designed flying megayacht

    The Air Yacht's central pod design has several suites, as well as a living and dining space with sleek, modern decor. (Photo courtesy of Lazzarini Design Studio) Although Lazzarini Design Studio has yet to secure investors for the Air Yacht, the studio is moving forward with testing a 30-meter (98-foot) scale model in Germany later this year.

  11. This 'AirYacht' Concept Is a Superyacht That Can Also Fly With a Blimp

    Envisioned by Guillaume Hoddé and Matthieu Ozanne, the new two-in-one vessel comprises a luxe 197-foot superyacht and a giant 656-foot blimp that together enable cruising in either the skies or ...

  12. Supermarine Air Yacht

    The Supermarine Air Yacht was a British luxury passenger-carrying flying boat. It was designed by Supermarine's chief designer R. J. Mitchell and built in Woolston, Southampton in 1929. It was commissioned by the brewing magnate Ernest Guinness, and was the first British flying yacht built to the order of a private owner. Only one machine was built.

  13. AIR Yacht • Augusto Perfetti $120M SuperYacht

    The Yacht Air is a striking product of Feadship's mastery, boasting a unique matte black exterior since its refit in 2016 at Feadship XL in Makkum, The Netherlands. Equipped with two MTU 16V4000 diesel engines, the Air can achieve a top speed of 17 knots and cover an impressive range of 6,400 nautical miles while cruising at 11 knots.

  14. The World's First "Air Yacht" Would Sail in the Sky and Sea (With Zero

    Lazzarini's design looks like something out of the future: a spacious living room and dining area housed within the sky yacht's central torpedo-shaped structure that's connected via eight ...

  15. Air yacht

    An air yacht is a private aircraft, usually a flying boat. They developed between the wars as a recreation and status symbol for rich businessmen.

  16. Loening C-2

    The Loening C-2 Air Yacht was an amphibious airliner produced in the United States at the end of the 1920s, developed from the OL observation aircraft the firm was producing for the US military. Design and development The C-2 was a two-bay biplane of unconventional design, with a tall, narrow fuselage that nearly filled the interplane gap. ...

  17. AirYacht: Redefining Luxury Travel with Innovative Airship Design

    The AirYacht project, originally slated to revolutionize luxury travel with its innovative airship and superyacht hybrid design, has faced setbacks, leading to a revised timeline for completion.

  18. Bach Air Yacht

    The Bach Air Yacht was a trimotor airliner produced in the United States in the 1920s. Typical of its day, it was a high-wing braced monoplane, with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Unusual for airliners of the late 1920s (due to legislation that forbade carrying passengers in wooden aircraft), the Air Yachts were constructed almost entirely of wood with steel fittings, undercarriage, and struts.

  19. Category:Bach Air Yacht

    Media in category "Bach Air Yacht". The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Bach 3-CT-4 Air Yacht Aero Digest September 1929.jpg 2,008 × 788; 309 KB. Bach 3-CT-4 Air Yacht.jpg 550 × 309; 53 KB. Bach 3-CT-8 Air Yacht Aero Digest September 1929.jpg 2,055 × 655; 244 KB.

  20. United States Marine Corps Aviation

    A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion flies above the USS San Diego (LPD-22) over the Persian Gulf in 2021. The United States Marine Corps Aviation (USMCA) is the aircraft arm of the United States Marine Corps.Aviation units within the Marine Corps are assigned to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, as the aviation combat element, by providing six functions: assault support, antiair ...

  21. Tucson Air Branch aircrews lift migrants in distress

    TUCSON, Ariz.— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) UH-60 aircrews rescued 5 migrants trapped in rugged terrain in the Peloncillo Mountain range over the weekend. Friday afternoon, a Tucson Air Branch Black Hawk aircrew responded to an air support request Douglas Station Horse Patrol Agents for a group of migrants who were experiencing heat exhaustion.

  22. Kirkham Air Yacht

    The Kirkham Air Yacht was a custom built executive transport built in 1925 for Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. Design and construction was started in 1920 by Charles Kirkham. H T Booth, previously of Curtiss, was also involved in the design. Its mission was to provide transport to and from New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.

  23. A (sailing yacht)

    Cruising: 16 knots (30 km/h) Top: 21 knots (39 km/h) Range. 5,340 nmi (9,890 km) Crew. 54. Sailing Yacht A is a sailing yacht launched in 2015. [2] The vessel is a sail-assisted motor yacht [3] designed by Philippe Starck (exteriors and interiors) [4] [5] and built by Nobiskrug in Kiel, Germany for the Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. [6]

  24. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar) (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Miramar and Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.It is located in Miramar, San Diego, California, about 14 ...