Wanderer

A lighter presence in the sky.

Explore the concept in 3DPassenger-airship concept. Full-size aircraft not yet built.
Wanderer R3 concept with a pearl-grey envelope, smoked cabin glazing and graphite tail.
Concept visualization. Full-size Wanderer has not been built; the cabin and finishes are illustrative.

Some places deserve more than a passing view. Wanderer is our idea for spending an hour above them, with Cappadocia as the candidate first destination.

Explore Wanderer in 3D
16planned passenger seats, plus two crew
Hybrid-electricthe propulsion approach we’re exploring
About 1 hourplanned scenic flight

The experience we’re aiming for. Engineering development and certification come next.

Room for the view

Windows first

We’re planning wide windows on both sides, so the cabin feels connected to the landscape.

A shared experience

The cabin concept is about twelve metres long. We want it to feel welcoming and open, with seating and circulation designed together.

Slow on purpose

A little more time to notice a ridge, a village, or a changing patch of light. The route is still to be shaped with the people who know Cappadocia best.

Individual chairs, tables and broad windows in the original Wanderer cabin study
Original cabin design study, rendered from AERE’s SketchUp model; materials and lighting are illustrative.

Life on board.

Look closer at our original interior idea: individual chairs, small tables and space for the view.

Explore the original interior

A separate historical design revision; current engineering review is ongoing.

The scale of the idea

73.0 m longabout six city buses end to end
18.3 m acrossabout a six-storey building
Envelope volume under reviewThe legacy mesh is open and includes tail parts; gas volume needs reconciliation

The roughly 73 m concept is an unvalidated candidate. Detailed engineering and flight testing will determine the aircraft we can build.

Side, plan and front views of the Wanderer concept. Historical envelope dimensions: 72.995 m long and 18.25 m in diameter. Cabin and finishes are illustrative; not a production drawing.
R3 concept elevations. Envelope dimensions reference the 2019 drawing; cabin, fins and finishes are illustrative. This is not a manufacturing drawing. Open the full drawing

Current concept and open design work

Envelope volume
To be established from a closed, reconciled envelope model
Length × diameter
72.995 × 18.25 m, 2019 drawing reference
Occupants
Target: 16 passengers + 2 crew; payload and cabin validation pending
Propulsion
Series-hybrid concept with three electric motors
Power, generator and battery
Sizing under engineering review
Endurance, range and ceiling
Not validated for this candidate
Lifting gas
Helium
Lift balance and trim
Under review across payload, fuel and atmospheric conditions
Status
Unvalidated candidate; detailed-design baseline not selected

Previous power, battery, endurance and ceiling estimates are being reassessed. No operational performance is claimed from the current candidate.

Wanderer R3 concept with the envelope hidden to show illustrative ballonets, cabin and energy packaging.
Concept arrangement. The envelope is hidden; equipment sizes and locations are illustrative. Explore the components

Why hybrid-electric

We’re exploring hybrid-electric propulsion for its combination of controllable electric thrust and fuel-based energy storage. The work ahead is to make those parts operate together safely throughout a flight.

Where it could take us

Scenic flight

Cappadocia comes first: a chance to see a familiar landscape from a different perspective.

Events and media

A moving viewpoint for filmmakers, and a distinctive presence at events. These are possibilities we want to explore with partners.

Special missions

Survey, communications and research are possible directions for related airship designs, each with its own requirements.

Take a closer look

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