Look, up in the sky! A super-sized inflatable!

A new Post "Look, up in the sky! A super-sized inflatable!" was written on the January 11, 2012 at 10:24 pm on "Textile Global - Textile and Fashion News".

!! Fabric Architecture | January 2012 !!

The largest tethered airship ever made created the world's largest
projection surface and became the centerpiece for one of the greatest
shows on earth, watched by millions of people worldwide. The XIX
Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi, India, October 3–14, 2010,
and included a total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations
and dependencies competing in 21 sports and 272 events. Opening and
closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium [1],
highlighted by the massive floating structure. U.K.-based Lindstrand
Technologies [2] was approached about the feasibility of creating a
helium-filled structure to float above the stadium, create a lifting
body for displays and scenery, carry lighting equipment and provide a
huge projection surface. The resulting one-of-a-kind Delhi Aerostat,
designed by Lindstrand Technologies' Lee Barnfield, was a 22,000m3
helium-filled structure that measures 80m long, 40m wide and 12m high.

The huge dimensions of the aerostat meant that it couldn't be
shipped to India in a single piece. The main body was split in four
sections and assembled on site in Delhi. The time between the final
events in the stadium and the closing ceremony was 36 hours, allowing
Lindstrand just 12 hours to reinstall the aerostat—a phenomenal feat
for a structure of that size. The total aerostat structure uses nearly
10,000m2 of Ferrari Précontraint® 402 fabric, plus approximately 5km
of electrical cables to operate the various fans and valves required
to maintain pressure. The Delhi Aerostat received a 2011 Award of
Excellence [3] in IFAI's annual International Achievement Awards
competition.

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Look, up in the sky! A super-sized inflatable!

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[1] http://d2010.thecgf.com/jawaharlal_nehru_sports_complex
[2] http://www.lindstrand.co.uk/
[3] http://www.ifai.com/posts/65

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