| Registration / Serial: | N791LM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| C/n (msn): | 0001 |
| Operator Titles: | Lockheed |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 2006 |
| Photo by: | Gerhard PlomitzerContact |
| Photo ID: | 476997Submit Correction |
| View count: | 6523 |
I was at the Blackbird Air Park when suddenly this black project hybrid airship took off. It has been secretly built by Skunkworks as a heavy-load carrier. To gain more span to act like a wing, the P-791 is three pressurized lobes joined together. It uses four air cushions as landing gear, located on the outer lobes. It appears to have four propellers-two at the tail and two on the sides. A hybrid airship derives most of its lift by lighter-than-air gas, the rest by its shape and span.
| Registration / Serial: | N791LM |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| C/n (msn): | 0001 |
| Operator Titles: | Lockheed |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 2006 |
| Photo by: | Gerhard PlomitzerContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N791LM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| C/n (msn): | 0001 |
| Operator Titles: | Lockheed |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 2006 |
| Photo by: | Gerhard PlomitzerContact |
| Photo ID: | 476997Submit Correction |
| View count: | 6523 |
I was at the Blackbird Air Park when suddenly this black project hybrid airship took off. It has been secretly built by Skunkworks as a heavy-load carrier. To gain more span to act like a wing, the P-791 is three pressurized lobes joined together. It uses four air cushions as landing gear, located on the outer lobes. It appears to have four propellers-two at the tail and two on the sides. A hybrid airship derives most of its lift by lighter-than-air gas, the rest by its shape and span.
| Registration / Serial: | N791LM |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed Martin P-791 |
| C/n (msn): | 0001 |
| Operator Titles: | Lockheed |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 2006 |
| Photo by: | Gerhard PlomitzerContact |