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00 Virtual Museum
- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: Blimps
York Man Piloted the Longest Nonstop Blimp Flight Ever
Source:York Daily Record – ydr.com By Mike Argento Robert Bowser joined the Navy in November 1941, a month before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Stéphane Rousson and his pedal-powered dirigible
Source: The Sunday Times – thetimes.co.uk By Charles Bremner As he flew over the yacht masts at Villefranche-sur-Mer, Stéphane Rousson could have been mistaken for an intrepid aeronaut on an ancient contraption. His machine, however, is aimed at a future … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged Muscle-powered flight, steerable balloons, Stéphane Rousson
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Acquisition Positions AirSign as World Leader in the Airship Industry
Source: Aviation Pros – aviationpros.com Florida-based AirSign, Inc., one of the largest U.S. aerial-advertising companies, has acquired Van Wagner Airship Group and its airship affiliates, making AirSign the largest airship company in the world.
ESA Reveals Radical Plan to Replace Satellites
Source: Daily Mail – dailymail.co.uk By Cheyenne Macdonald High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS) would work best at an altitude of roughly 20 km (12.4 miles) They could maintain position for weeks on end, allowing for continuous coverage from above the cloud … Continue reading
How a WWI Blimp Pump Made My Day
Source: The Cape Cod Chronicle – capecodchronicle.com By: Dan Broderick It’s really interesting, even intriguing, how things (they are called gifts if we want them, or other unusual words, if we don’t) end up in a museum.
Posted in Blimps, History
Tagged airship, B-class blimp, blimp, Chatham Historical Society, Chatham Naval Air Station, World War I
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