Airpup

by Head Full of Air LLC

A kite-balloon offering quiet, long-term flight for videography, communications, and meteorology.

May 21, 2019

Production Delays and Studio Updates

I mailed out a notification to Airpup recipients in April about the production delays I've experienced setting up my studio. Read the full update.

Apr 10, 2019

Airpup Gets a Nose Job & Other Production Prep

After a lot of preparation with suppliers, manufacturers, and at my workspace, I've ensured delivery of all materials by the end of the month and the space and equipment for manufacturing a small run of Airpups. Read the full update.

Jan 24, 2019

Towards A Better, Stronger Airpup

Backers! This past month I have been visiting kite makers, acquiring materials, and preparing the design of Airpup’s production prototype. All this activity is adding up to make Airpup better looking and more durable. Read the full update.

Nov 15, 2018

Fully funded

Airpup was fully funded yesterday! Thank you so much for supporting this project and believing in a future for small balloons. Read the full update.

Nov 12, 2018

Ending Soon

The Airpup campaign is ending soon! Last Chance for $499 Airpup and $99 Rentals. Read the full update.

Nov 07, 2018

One Week Left: $99 Airpup rentals and helium help

Read the full update.

Nov 01, 2018

Event Videography with Airpup

Airpup can be a great tool for capturing events. Read the full update.

Oct 25, 2018

What is a Kite Balloon?

A historical overview of the kite balloon. Read the full update.

Oct 24, 2018

Halfway Funded, Thank You!

Airpup is 50% funded! Read the full update.

Oct 19, 2018

Airborne Networking

Airborne Networking: mesh node flies to 500ft on Airpup Read the full update.

Oct 17, 2018

Airpup has Taken Flight!

The Airpup crowdfunding campaign is now live. Read the full update.

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$9,740 raised

of $8,000 goal

121% Funded! Order Below
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$5

Support Airpup

Thanks for helping make Airpup a reality! You will be rewarded with warm feelings, regular backer updates, and your name will be printed in the Airpup manual.

$10

Airpup Stickers

Thanks for helping make Airpup a reality! You will be rewarded with cool Airpup stickers illustrated by Justin Nichol, warm feelings, regular backer updates, and your name will be printed in the Airpup manual.

Orders placed now ship Dec 15, 2018.

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$25

Airpup Postcards

Thanks for helping make Airpup a reality! You will be rewarded with a pack of five postcards featuring Airpup in action and aerial photos from Airpup. In addition, enjoy stickers, warm feelings, regular backer updates, and your name in the Airpup manual.

Orders placed now ship Dec 15, 2018.

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Airpup

Get Airpup-- the small kite balloon with a 500g payload capacity. Made in the USA, in partnership with Blimp Works. Add gloves and a wooden winder with 500' of braided Dacron line. Winder made in the USA from sustainably sourced birch plywood. Braided white dacron line made in the USA by Shanti Kites. Premium cut-resistant driving gloves are made from goatskin with a woven kevlar liner. Get smooth motions while protecting your hands.

Orders placed now ship Jun 01, 2019.

Free US Shipping / $30 Worldwide

$50

Winder, Line, & Safety Gloves

Premium cut-resistant driving gloves made from goatskin lined with woven kevlar. Get smooth motions while protecting your hands. A wooden winder with 500' of braided Dacron line. Made in the USA from sustainably sourced birch plywood. Braided white dacron line made in the USA by Shanti Kites.

Orders placed now ship May 01, 2019.

Free US Shipping / $10 Worldwide

Credits

Head Full of Air LLC

Mathew Lippincott created Head Full of Air LLC to further his passion for low-cost kite and balloon flight systems and open hardware. Through Head Full of Air, Mathew has created learning resources for NSF- add NASA- funded educational projects as well as led public workshops.

 Portland, Oregon  ·  headfullofair.com

Mathew Lippincott

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