Aeros, the world’s leading manufacturer of a wide spectrum of buoyant platforms, recently announced that its airship model Aeros 40D Sky Dragon MSN 21 has entered the flight testing phase. After completing the company’s scheduled flights, the aircraft will have to undergo a series of FAA tests before it will be issued a standard airworthiness certificate.

The Aeros 40D was assembled and is being flight tested at San Bernardino International Airport in California. It follows innovative traditions of Aeros’ engineering and incorporates the latest technology package that significantly reduces the pilot’s workload.

The Aeros 40D will be used as a flying laboratory for the development of various systems of the new type of variable buoyancy air vehicle, the Aeroscraft.