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Our AerCruiser™, one of our concepts of radio controlled airplanes flying over New York City. This r/c airship airBeam™ framed hybrid is a cross between an aeroplane and an airship and has a number of revolutionary and unique facets to its design. On the right is our yacht design for breaking the world speed record and making the first transatlantic kite powered crossing, KS2000
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The airBeam™ Team

Airbeams believes that the potential for using high-pressure inflatable technology is only starting to be realized by a small number of forward thinking designers and our aim is to widen this base by innovation and engineering excellence.

We have a dedicated and responsive team, led by 2 people who have great experience in both low-pressure and high-pressure inflatable technology.

Where applicable, product design includes both low and high-pressure inflatable technology, but the high-pressure structural inflatable is the main technology on which we concentrate.

The Principals have been associated with each other on different inflatable projects for many years before forming Airbeams.

To get in touch with us please either email us at the email address on the bottom of each page or go to the Contact Us page, or Press anywhere on the Heading below..

We have been in inflatables and particularly airBeam technology or high-pressure structural inflatable technology for a long time and have a history of inventing and lateral thinking which could benefit many disciplines, so contact us

Company Founders

The founder Keith Stewart and co-founder Paul Chambers have over 40 years of experience in inflatable technology between them.

Each, in his own right, has been at the forefront of inflatable technology, but each has also been involved in other technologies, thereby bringing not only a specialized knowledge in the subject, but a broadly based background of knowledge, engineering expertise and serial entrepreneurship to airBeams.

Both principals are hands-on engineers and developers as well as designers. Keith Stewart has designed, built and operated inflatables in many disciplines over 25 years and has a number of Patents to his name. Paul Chambers was involved in many high-tech projects in the US and Australian Military before joining one of the leading R&D companies on the East Coast of the USA.

To see more about the Principals, go to the Who Are We? page

We are a dedicated bunch of aerodynamic, marine and structural inflatable people who have designed, built and operated pontoon boats, radio controlled airplanes, rc flying saucer and have real ufo pictures to prove it, so we would like to hear from you if these or our other products are interesting to you

Awards

In 1992, Keith Stewart’s invention, a high-pressure 20m structural inflatable or telescoping antenna mast was chosen as one of the 100 most important British inventions over the previous Century by the Design Council of Great Britain to celebrate the Centenary of the formation of the Institute of Patent Attorneys of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

One invention was chosen to represent each year and Keith’s was chosen for the year 1987

His inventions, including the Mast have been seen live on a number of occasions on the prestigious BBC TV program, Tomorrows World, that looks into the future and he has also been seen on many occasions at events in the UK and Europe and has featured on other TV programs in the UK, Europe and the USA. His inventions have been widely reported on both sides of the Atlantic.

Keith’s English Channel crossing in 1977 from Cap Gris Nez of France to Folkestone in England, was the first solo crossing of that stretch of water using power kites as the only power source. The crossing was achieved on a 9ft catamaran using 6 kites in tandem, took 4hours 20minutes over a distance of 25.5miles at an average speed of 5.54mph with a maximum recorded wind speed of 5mph. 2 hours of the crossing was achieved in the dark.

On landing at Folkestone in the evening, other than the crowds who had gathered tTo Topo witness the arrival, the first people to great him at the harbour were Customs and Excise who wanted to look inside his twin hulls to see whether he was smuggling cannabis. You can imagine the reception that the crowds and Keith gave them!!