Southern Balloon Works' Remote Control Blimps are a great tool for generating interest and excitement for your product, business or clients. Many of our customers are university athletic departments, professional sports teams, a wide variety of music bands and companies that offer advertising services using banners on the blimp.

SBW RC blimps have a great combination of features, are easy to fly and are reasonably priced. A complete options list is provided on each model's page as well as all size and feature details. Please contact us via email or using our Instant Help service located at the top right of this page. Our models range from 8 feet to 30 feet in length. All of our machines are electric motor-driven, even the huge 30 foot monster which uses multiple 50 amp electric motors for main propulsion.

Size *6ft. man used for scale	Price No Graphics	Price w/ Vinyl Graphics	Price w/ Digital Graphics	Specifications
8 ft. Indoor (2.4m)	$1600	$1900	$1900	He Req.: ±90 cu. ft. (2.6m3) Net Lift: ±6 oz. (170g)
10 ft. Indoor (3.0m)	$1700	$1900	$2000	He Req.: ±105 cu. ft. (3.0m3) Net Lift: ±8 oz. (227g)
12 ft. Indoor (3.7m)	$2100	$2300	$2400	He Req.: ±115 cu. ft. (3.0m3) Net Lift: ±12 oz. (340g)
12 ft. High Performance (3.7m)	$2800	$3000	$3100	He Req.: ±135 cu. ft. (3.8m3) Net Lift: N/A
13 ft. Indoor (4.0m)	$2300	$2500	$2600	He Req.: ±135 cu. ft. (3.8m3) Net Lift: ±1 lb. (454g)
15 ft. Indoor (4.6m)	$3500	$3800	$4000	He Req.: ±300 cu. ft. (8.5m3) Net Lift: ±8 oz. (.23kg)
16 ft. Indoor/Outdoor (4.9m)	$5500	$5630	$5760	He Req.: ±344 cu. ft. (9.7m3) Net Lift: ±2 lbs. (.9kg)
20 ft. Outdoor (6.1m)	EMAIL US	EMAIL US	EMAIL US	He Req.: ±420 cu. ft. (11.9m3) Net Lift: ±3.5 lbs. (1.6kg)
22 ft. Outdoor (6.7m)	EMAIL US	EMAIL US	EMAIL US	He Req.: ±563 cu. ft. (15.9m3) Net Lift: ±8 lbs. (3.6kg)
26 ft. Outdoor Nylon (7.9m)	EMAIL US	N/A	EMAIL US	He Req.: ±925 cu. ft. (26.2m3) Net Lift: ±12 lbs. (5.4kg)
30 ft. Outdoor Nylon (9.1m)	EMAIL US	N/A	EMAIL US	He Req.: ±1416 cu. ft. (40.1m3) Net Lift: ±30 lbs. (13.6kg)

RC Blimp Features
• Built using polyurethane--the best balloon material for helium retention.
• All models use ducted fan motors where the blade tips are completely enclosed. The use of ducted fans is safer than exposed large propellers. Motor power ranges from 5 amps to 50 amps and from brushed to brushless designs.
• Each RC blimp has a tail motor for superior maneuverability.
• RC blimps 13 feet and smaller use NiMH batteries, 15 feet and larger use Lithium Polymer batteries.
• Spread spectrum radios are used for all models, eliminating the risk of frequency and channel conflicts while flying.
• One-way, easy to use fill valves are included with all models.

Banners	Bubble Machine
Tail Graphics
Protective Nylon Cover	Webcam Video

Custom RC Shapes:
We can construct a variety of unique shapes and sizes to suit your company's needs. A nylon cover with digital graphics can complete the look. We've made a variety of unique RC shapes including a submarine, a ufo, a bottle, an apple, a sphere and even a shark!
Email us with your specifications and we will gladly provide a quote.

Graphics Requirements:
Vectored art works best for all graphics since they can be resized without loss of quality. Typical programs used for vectored art are Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw! and QuarkXpress. (.ai, .eps, .pdf, .cdr, with all fonts converted to curves)
Rastered art will work only for digital graphics but MUST BE ACTUAL PRINTED SIZE. Anything smaller will not reproduce well. Typical programs used for rastered art are Adobe Photoshop and Paintshop Pro. (.jpg, .tif, .psd, 100dpi) Rastered art is not useable for vinyl or insignia graphics.
Digital graphics are only available on white or two-toned inflatables.

For tethered blimp options, head on over to our Advertising Blimps page.