Source: blogs.smithsonianmag.com
New York at Christmas time evokes many memories but as a child it meant a visit to FAO Schwarz, the oldest toy store in the United States. When a 1911 catalog from the famed toy store landed in the Book Conservation Lab it was like an early Christmas present! Continue reading
Source: Bedford Times & Citizen – BedfordToday.co.uk
Famous for airships, the Cardington sheds are once again home to a cutting-edge lighter-than-air vehicle which, one day, could take tourists for joyrides. Continue reading
Source: AirSpaceMag.com
By Perry Turner – Courtesy Bayer AG
Airship pilot Haimo Wendelstein reflects on one of the mellowest forms of flying. Continue reading
Source: Valley Morning Star
By Dan Santella – The Monitor
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … no, it’s a Border Patrol blimp. Mobile, unmanned, aerial security surveillance has arrived in the Rio Grande Valley. Continue reading
Source: Roadtrippers.com
You’ve never seen hot air balloons like this before! A couple of weeks ago, Albuquerque, New Mexico held its 42nd annual International Balloon Fiesta. It’s a 9-day event where over 700 balloons see liftoff. It’s the largest hot air balloon festival in the entire world and we were on hand to capture the action. Continue reading