Aeros Corp in southern California is developing an Aeroscraft which resembles a blimp in technology and appearance. These neat nifty new age airships have the ability to climb vertically in altitude to a desired height of up to 12,000 feet and can travel horizontally at 222 km/hour or roughly 134 miles/hour. AerosCorp is working on different models that can lift from 20 tons to 500 tons of equipment! These airships have an eerie UFO look to them, since, well they really are unidentified as of yet.

Still in development, the ultimate goal of these airships is to carry military cargo using roughly a third of the fuel of a conventional cargo plane. The Aeroscraft, measuring at only 230 feet long, is built so efficiently it is able to manuever easily through the sky and land anywhere from a landing pad to a parking lot. A prototype is set to fly this year and a full sized Aeroscraft will set out in 2016.

Without the modern day limitations of an airport, you can land this Aeroscraft anywhere hilly and resupply a village with equipment. Help out that local revolution without being slowed down by travel on the ground. And for those with lots of money? How about a vessel for all your fortune as you travel the world? Think Casino in the Sky! Training facility on the way to that big sports event! Scenic sky cruise of the Himalayas! Or maybe Blitzball brought to reality in the sky. I’d name mine “Plane to Sea”.

The future is NOW! Or rather, it has been? Only better! But similar.