The Lighter-Than-Air Society

Source: gothamist.com

Have you seen more blimps than usual in the sky today [September 6, 2012]?

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Source: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Family Day: Up, Up and Away
Sept. 22
10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Learn the basics about lighter-than-air flight with free educational activities during Family Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sept. 22. Continue reading →

Source: WKYC.com

CLEVELAND — A rare sight over the Cleveland skyline when two Goodyear blimps flew together in a rare two-ship fly-by.

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Source: Reuters.com

Four people were killed and 28 injured when a hot-air balloon carrying tourists, including children, caught fire and came down near the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Thursday, the police said. Continue reading →

Seventy years ago, on August 16, 1942 the US Navy L-8 blimp, also known as the Ghost Blimp, crashed in Daly City CA.

On Saturday, August 18, 2012, The Lighter-Than-Air Society made a presentation about the incident during The MAPS Air Museum’s Fly In – Drive In Pancake Breakfast. Continue reading →