Lindstrand Technologies
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Lindstrand Technologies was founded by record-breaking balloonist, Per Lindstrand
Per Lindstrand
Per Lindstrand is a Swedish aeronautical engineer, pilot, adventurer and entrepreneur. He is particularly known for his series of record-breaking trans-oceanic hot air balloon flights and, later, attempts to be the first to fly a Rozière balloon around the Earth - all with British entrepreneur,...

 . The factory has been based on the same site in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 for nearly 30 years producing lighter-than-air vehicles and inflatable structures.

All stages of production from design to manufacture and quality control take place in house. Lindstrand Technologies is CAA and EASA certified as a Design and Production Organization.

Lindstrand's products include a standard range of inflatable structures and lighter-than-air vehicles as well as record breaking projects.

Lindstrand inflatable buildings
Inflatable buildings
An inflatable building is a structure constructed using two layers of membrane connected together, typically using spars made from the same material. The cavity formed between the layers is pressurized with air producing a rigid structural element which allows large span structures to be achieved...

 are advanced portable structures that are widely used in both civil and military applications. Lindstrand specializes in air-cell, drop-stitch and super pressure technology. The current air cell production includes inflatable hangars and shelters, inflatable bespoke buildings, inflatable permanent roofs and inflatable storage and decontamination units.

The HiFlyer is a helium filled tethered balloon that lifts 30 people up to 150m. It provides passengers with a thrilling experience of a balloon flight.

Lindstrand lighter-than-air portfolio includes aerostats, manned and unmanned airships, and gas balloon
Gas balloon
A gas balloon is any balloon that stays aloft due to being filled with a gas less dense than air or lighter than air . A gas balloon may also be called a Charlière for its inventor, the Frenchman Jacques Charles. Today, familiar gas balloons include large blimps and small rubber party balloons...

. All of them are built to specific demands of the customers.

With unique production and testing facilities, and spirit of innovation and adventure inherent to Lindstrand Team, the company has accomplished a series of world record-breaking projects and has developed products for space applications.

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