Table II Comparative Hybrid Cargo...

Table II

Comparative Hybrid Cargo Airship (HCA) capabilities

Company	Lockheed Martin	Hybrid Air Vehicles		Aeroscraft
Model	LMH-1	AL10	AL50	ML866	ML868
Key dates	To be certified in 2017; delivery of 12 units 2018-2021	Flight tests in 2016		Certified in 2016; delivery of 4 units 2018-2021	Delivery of 18 units 2019-2021
Cruising speed (kph)	111	150	195	185	185
Cruising speed range (km)	2,500			5,735	9,435
Length (m)	88	92	120	170	235
Breadth (m)	43	43.5	60	55	90
Height (m)	22	26	35	36	55
Payload (MT)	21	10	60	60	226
Payload vol (m³)	18×3×3=162		30×5.6×4=672	67×12×9=7,236	115×19×14=30,590
Passengers	19		60

Company	Lockheed Martin	Hybrid Air Vehicles		Aeroscraft
Model	LMH-1	AL10	AL50	ML866	ML868
Key dates	To be certified in 2017; delivery of 12 units 2018-2021	Flight tests in 2016		Certified in 2016; delivery of 4 units 2018-2021	Delivery of 18 units 2019-2021
Cruising speed (kph)	111	150	195	185	185
Cruising speed range (km)	2,500			5,735	9,435
Length (m)	88	92	120	170	235
Breadth (m)	43	43.5	60	55	90
Height (m)	22	26	35	36	55
Payload (MT)	21	10	60	60	226
Payload vol (m³)	18×3×3=162		30×5.6×4=672	67×12×9=7,236	115×19×14=30,590
Passengers	19		60

Notes: Data Sources: LMH-1: Lockheed Martin (2016), Skyshades (2016), Wells (2016); AL10/AL50: Hybrid Air Vehicles (2016a, b); ML866/ML868: Aeroscraft (2016b). In addition to the LMH-1, Lockheed Martin plan to develop a 90 MT and a 500 MT model (Skyshades, 2016), whilst Aeroscraft also plan a 500 MT HCA designated ML86X (Laskas, 2016). However as these aircraft are still at the design stage, they have not been included in the discussion that follows. The original “Dragon Dream” prototype HCA was actually destroyed when the roof of the hangar in which it was located collapsed in October 2013, however, development of the full size ML866/868 HCAs is continuing (Laskas, 2016)

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