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Fun with SkyCiv
This was supposed to be a few quick checks of our blimp frame. We are now at V135. So yes, the “quick” part went very well. 🙂 I have been having a lot of fun with SkyCiv. It lets us build a structural model, put loads on it and see how the frame and tethers…
Grond – testing and development update, 27 September 2026
As a follow-up to our original Grond post, there have been some cool new developments. This update has two parts. First, we finally plugged the whole thing in and tested it. Second, after chatting with Serge, we started thinking about how to make Grond spin. Target: 25°C to 100°C, then hold for 10 hours As…
Grond: an update on our Phase II keel-tube development
Our Phase I tube experiments are growing into a heated, serviceable mould for the 400 mm carbon-fibre keels planned for the Phase II airship.
Material testing update
In continuation on the material preparation and its assessment we prepared the first workshop test matrix for the Phase II TPU envelope material. This update focuses on the next step: what we are testing, why the current targets changed, what the active plan is, and the first recorded outputs from the strip-loop tests. What we…
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