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CSAVRI AS700 Airship

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Civilian manned airship for up to nine passengers. (In development)

CSAVRI AS700 Airship
Lift type
Lighter than air
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Piston, Electric
Application
Passenger small, Search & rescue

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure
Pressurisation
Unpressurised

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
CSAVRI AS700 Airship2018 / Chinese airship.
Special Aircraft Research Institute AS700D Airship2025 / 2025Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: AVIC General AS700. Lithium battery-powered variant.

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China Special Aero-Vehicle Research Institute (CSAVRI)

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