Tag Archives: zeppelin

Airships Are Coming to the Middle East

Posted on November 25, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: AINonline – ainonline.com By Chris Pocock Two projects that would bring airships to the UAE for tourist sightseeing with a difference are being discussed here at the Dubai Airshow.

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Beyond the Hindenburg: Airships Throughout History

Posted on October 28, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The National Archives – archives.gov The dramatic, fiery fate of the German rigid airship LZ-129, the Hindenburg, in 1937 is the most famous event of the airship age.

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The Brief, Wondrous, High-Flying Era of Zeppelin Dining

Posted on October 20, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Atlas Obscura – atlasobscura.com By Natasha Frost The Hindenburg’s fattened ducklings and caviar were essentially German propaganda.

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Airships Are Back. And This Time They Use Graphene

Posted on July 3, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Techradar – techradar.com By Jamie Carter Helium-filled Zeppelins will stay airborne 24/7

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The Zeppelin Hindenburg an Education Program at Owls Head Transportation Museum

Posted on January 29, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Owls Head Transportation Museum – owlshead.org Saturday, Jan 30, 2016 1:00 pm Education program by author Charles Jacobs, author of Ausfalls: LZ 129 “Hindenburg” May Day Flight 1937. Owls Head Transportation Museum 117 Museum Street Owls Head, Maine

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