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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
Author Archives: LighterThanAirSociety
All Aboard L’Armand-Barbès
Source: The Paris Review – theparisreview.org By Dan Piepenbring Say you’ve got to skip town in a hurry. Maybe you owe somebody a lot of money; maybe the mayor’s daughter is in love with you and you’re below her station; … Continue reading
Posted in Balloons, Historical, Hot Air Balloons
Tagged Franco-Prussian War, Hot air balloons, Léon Gambetta
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Pictures: Bringing Back a Blimp Control Car
Source: ctnow.com The Goodyear ZNPK-28 Blimp Control Car that has been undergoing complete restoration for the past 21 years at the New England Air Museum. A group of devoted volunteers have logged close to 24,000 hours to date working on … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, History
Tagged airship, blimp, Control Car, goodyear, New England Air Museum
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Airship Dedication Reminds Worldwide Aeros Chief of Deferred Dream
Source: Los Angeles Times – latimes.com By Melody Petersen Igor Pasternak plans to build not just a bigger model of an experimental air freighter but an entire fleet. Aeroscraft was planned as a gigantic air freighter that could carry heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged Aeros Corp., aeroscraft, blimp, Dragon Dream, Igor Pasternak, Sky Dragon, Tustin Hangar
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Chinese National Hot Air Balloon Competition Held in Wuhan
Source: CCTV.com- cntv.cn A national hot air balloon competition has lifted off in Central China’s city of Wuhan. Over 60 teams, and 200 individuals have participated, and the winners will form a national team to compete for China at international … Continue reading
Parachutist’s Record Fall: Over 25 Miles in 15 Minutes
Source: The New York Times – nytimes.com By John Markoff Alan Eustace Jumps From Stratosphere, Breaking Felix Baumgartner’s World Record