| D-96 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Hot air airship |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Cameron Balloons |
| First flight | 7 January 1973 |
| Number built | 16 by January 1984 |
The Cameron D-96 was the first hot air airship, a powered, steerable lighter-than-air craft carrying two or three crew marrying the elongated envelope of an airship with the externally localized heat source of a modern hot air balloon. It was designed and built in the UK and first flown in 1973.