Airship do Brasil, commonly shortened to ADB, is a Brazilian privately owned São Paulo-based company that is the only manufacturer of blimps in the Latin America.[1] It manufactures the hardware and rigging for the Lightship and Spector brands of airships.[1] In 2018, Airship do Brasil and Buoyant Aircraft Systems International, a Canadian airships manufacturer, signed a partnership agreement to expand the industry.[2]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | São Carlos, São Paulo, 22°00′07″S 47°52′04″W / 22.001944°S 47.867778°W |
Key people | Marcelo Felippes |
| Products | Blimps |
Models
editADB was founded in 2005 by the former Brazilian Army officer Marcelo Felippes. The company's lightships (proprietary blimps) are the ADB-1 and ADB-2, as well as the ADB-3-3, The company has also developed captive surveillance balloons.[1]
In 2009, it launched the ADB-1 and ADB-2 series, radio-controlled unmanned airships.[3]
In 2017, it launched the largest airship ever produced by the company, and also the largest ever made in Latin America, the ADB-3-X01.[1] In december 2020, the model is going through the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil certification process.[4]
São Paulo Facilities
editThe location has a 20,000-square-metre (220,000 sq ft) facility at São Carlos.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Mark Piesing. "Can a new airship unlock the Amazon?". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Winnipeg airship business signs MOU with Brazilian company". CBC News. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Thiago Vinholes. "Além da Embraer: Conheça outras fabricantes que produzem aviões e drones no país (in Portuguese)". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Erich Samueth. "La empresa brasileira Airship inicia la etapa de vuelos de su dirigible ADB-3-3 (in Spanish)". infodefensa. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Júlia Merker. "Airship: R$ 200 mi em fábrica de dirigíveis (in Portuguese)". Baguete. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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