Category Archives: Blimps

Pictures: Bringing Back a Blimp Control Car

Posted on October 27, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

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 →

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Airship Dedication Reminds Worldwide Aeros Chief of Deferred Dream

Posted on October 27, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

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 →

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It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane! No, It’s DirecTV

Posted on October 24, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Multichannel News – multichannel.com By: Mike Farrell Satellite Behemoth’s Blimp Makes West Coast Debut

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Blimp became an MVP in earthquake coverage

Posted on October 17, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Sports Business Journal One of television’s most memorable uses of a blimp began on Oct. 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. Pacific time.

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The Little Dirigible That Could – And Did

Posted on September 5, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: 91.3 WYSO – wyso.org By Paul Glenshaw The Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk in December 1903 was a private affair. But America’s first public powered flight wasn’t made by an airplane.

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