


The internet slang stonks is not related to the military verb and noun stonk, to bombard with artillery and a concentrated bombardment by artillery, respectively. The contract follows a Letter of Intent signed by the two companies in May 2002. Stonks is credited to a meme that emerged on a Facebook group, called Special meme fresh, in 2017. Wolfgang Schneider, CargoLifter AG chief executive officer, said, "The new restructured CargoLifter is pleased to be able to use its extensive knowledge of lighter-than-air platform development to assist Boeing in establishing a lead position in the stratospheric airship market - a market that is set to grow significantly over the next decade."īoeing and CargoLifter currently are taking the first steps to put together their team. Von Gablenz plans a fleet of 50 CL160s (at 50. This list may expand over time, as people browse the station. A CargoLifter study estimates that, in the US market alone, shipments heavier than 100 tons and longer than 75 feet are worth 1 billion a year. Airships may be a suitable platform for such applications."ĭr. Below is a list of known stations that produce Cargolifter URV. Note: CargoLifter is no longer for sale.Its functionality is now included in Feigeists MailButler, whose link can be found int he following paragraph. For the keener observers, the images of the starboard wing and the port stabilizer of the C-160D are bent where the wingtip vortex of the Eurofighter intersects them. Built for Heavy Material Lifting Operate by the electric motor. Note the heat plume of the fighter turning the image of the Transall into jelly. Several governments have research and development activities focused on stratospheric platforms to support communications and surveillance requirements. Two Eurofighters escorting a Transall C-160D cargolifter during an aerial policing demonstration. "CargoLifter has the capability and expertise for lighter-than-air platform development, and we are excited to work with them. "This is an important new business opportunity for Boeing," said Charlie Guthrie, director of rapid prototyping and advanced concepts for the Boeing Unmanned Systems organization. 2 years later, a company named CargoLifter acquired the building to build airships. In 1994, following the reunification of East Germany, the Soviet Army returned the base to the Government of Germany.

This made the building an effective place to house fighter planes. The contract, which provides for a detailed study of lighter-than-air stratospheric platforms, will enable Boeing and CargoLifter to coordinate efforts to bid as airship system suppliers for current and future programs. Cargolifter AG was a German company founded in 1996 to offer logistical services through point-to point transport of heavy and outsized loads. The Soviet Army then increased the runway from 1,000m to 2,500m. CargoLifter AG have signed a contract to jointly explore stratospheric airship concepts.
