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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
Raytheon Applies for “Airship Docking Station” Patent
John G. Benkert and Frank A Birdsong have applied for, and assigned to Raytheon, a patent for an “Airship Docking Station”. In light of the difficulty and high risk to equipment and personnel that docking an airship in turbulent weather … Continue reading
Television Programming Alert (United States)
Zeppelin Terror Attack Airing January 15, 2014 at 9 pm (ET) on PBS. (Check your local listings.)
Posted in Dirigible, Events, History
Tagged Great Britain, Nova, PBS, World War I, zeppelin
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Explore the Edge of Space With ‘Red Bull Stratos’ Exhibit at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Source: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force By: Sarah Swan – National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Just over a year ago, Felix Baumgartner ascended to 127,852 feet in a stratospheric balloon and made a freefall jump, rushing … Continue reading
Airship Triggers UFO Alarm in Sachsen (Germany)
Source: Das Bild/bild.de By: Th. Mehlhorn Home-made Zeppelin flown by an airship enthusiast in the Vogtland region lands on a farmer’s field.
Architect Wants to Build Giant Zeppelin Hotel
Source: Das Bild/bild.de Castle in the air? No, airship! Swiss architect Fredy Iseli wants to resurrect the famous “Graf Zeppelin” – as a gigantic airship shaped building with hotel, spa, shopping mall and luxury apartments in it.