In 2000, NCA created a new aerospace craft, the Transformable Airship (TA), which is totally different from the conventional airship in basic principles and structures. Utilizing air pressure rather than resisting, TA can fly controllably between ground and the height of 30000 meters or above.

　　In 2005, NCA received the patents for TA in China and the United States.

　　In 2012, the proportional demonstrator of TA made a successful first test flight at medium and low altitude.

　　In 2013, NCA completed the high altitude test for various system of TA, ranging from sea level to nearly 40,000 meters.

　　In November 2014, Dr. Danny H.Y. Li, the chief designer of NCA, was invited to made a speech titled "The Present and Future of Transformable Airship (TA)" in The 7th China International Aviation & Aerospace Forum, introduced the basic principles, development processes and present situation of TA.

　　The Heavy Transport Transformable Airship has advantages over the airplane and helicopter, suited for short-distance transport, complex-terrain transport and aerial tourism at low cost. Near Space Transformable Airship could be acted as a sub-orbital satellite, to perform near space detection, weather observation and forecast, real time earth observation, communications relay, high-altitude Internet infrastructure, high-altitude platform to launch spacecraft, near space sightseeing, etc.

Dr. Li delivered a speech about Transformable Airship at The 7th China International Aviation & Aerospace Forum