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• "Aeros-ML Partially Bouyant Aircraft." Worldwide Aeros Corp.
  http://www.aerosml.com/aeros-ml_hybrid.asp
• Bowes, Gemma. "Cruise ship of the skies." The Observer, March 5, 2006.
  http://observer.guardian.co.uk/travel/story/0,,1723437,00.html
• DARPA Budget Fiscal Year 2007
  http://www.darpa.mil/body/pdf/FY07_Final.pdf
• "Products." Worldwide Aeros Corp.
  http://www.aerosml.com/Aeroscraft%20Info.asp
• Silverstein, Jonathan. "Frankenstein of the skies." ABC News, February 21, 2006.
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• Tompkins, Joshua. "The flying luxury hotel of tomorrow." CNN, February 16, 2006.
  http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/02/16/aeroscraft/