Saturn Relay Blimp Breaks World Endurance Record.LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Saturn Relay The Saturn Relay is a minivan from the Saturn brand of American automaker General Motors. It was introduced for the 2005 model year, and was built alongside its sisters, the Buick Terraza, the Chevrolet Uplander, and the Pontiac Montana SV6 in Doraville, Georgia. Lightship lightship, moored vessel bearing lights and other signal devices to guide ships and warn of hazards to navigation. Lightships are generally stationed at points where a lighthouse cannot be erected; they are given distinctive features (e.g. established a new world class flight duration record for Class B non rigid helium airships with volumes from 3000 cubic meters to more than 100,000 cubic meters when it flew for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock , 40 minutes, and 55 seconds, landing at 11:10:40 pm tonight at the Long Beach Airport. The previous record of 14 hours and 9 minutes was established in 1998 in White Plains, N.Y. Saturn knows the value of 24 hours in saving lives as well. Saturn National Donor Day, held each February, is the largest one-day donation drive in the U.S. that encourages blood, marrow and tissue donation and creates awareness of the importance of a signed and witnessed donor registration card. "Achieving this goal is in line with the Saturn promise of putting people first," said Jill Lajdziak Jill Lajdziak (pronounced La-Jek[1]) is the General Manager of General Motors' Saturn division. In 2005, she was named one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry, along with 19 other GM colleagues, which made GM the most represented company on the , Saturn's general manager. "We care about innovation and excellence and are proud to have played a role in establishing this new world record while spreading the word about Saturn National Donor Day." This demonstration of long endurance emphasizes the ability of the airships to fulfill a number of roles including persistent airborne surveillance. Counter insurgency, pipeline protection, border patrol, ports and harbor security, airborne law enforcement and protection of key facilities can greatly benefit from the ability of the airship airship, an aircraft that consists of a cigar-shaped gas bag, or envelope, filled with a lighter-than-air gas to provide lift, a propulsion system, a steering mechanism, and a gondola accommodating passengers, crew, and cargo. to remain on station for extended periods of time. On occasion, the Saturn Lightship has assisted government agencies with security efforts. The Saturn Relay Lightship was piloted by Carl Harbuck and Douglas McFadden of The Lightship Group of Orlando, Fla., and spent the entire flight in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Lightship was manufactured by The American Blimp Corporation of Hillsboro, Ore., which has a long-term contract with the Saturn Corporation. On board the flight was a barograph barograph, instrument used to make a continuous recording of atmospheric pressure. The pressure-sensitive element, a partially evacuated metal cylinder, is linked to a pen arm in such a way that the vertical displacement of the pen is proportional to the changes in which established that the airship did not land, in accordance with the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI) which establishes the rules for world records. The National Aeronautic Association The National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) is a member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the international standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics. NAA is the record-keeper for United States aviation. is the U.S. representative to the FAI and will certify this new record. Saturn uses the Relay Lightship to provide aerial marketing for its vehicles. Branded the Saturn Relay for its new 2005 Saturn Relay crossover sport van, the Lightship is also used to provide aerial footage for televised sporting cultural and community events. |
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