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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. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1644771&page=1
- Tompkins, Joshua. "The flying luxury hotel of tomorrow." CNN, February 16, 2006. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/02/16/aeroscraft/
