Category Archives: Dirigible

March 1936: First flight of the Hindenburg

Source: The Engineer – theengineer.co.uk By Stuart Nathan The maiden test flights of the Zeppelin Hindenburg gave no hint of the disaster to come

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Goodyear’s New Blimp-NT Undergoes Ground Tests

Goodyear’s new airship, built by Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen, Germany and assembled by Goodyear at Wingfoot Lake in Ohio is going through ground tests leading up to its maiden flight which is scheduled to take place later this month.

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WWI airship R34 arrived too late to see action

Source: eveningtimes.co.uk By: Stef Lach She was the majestic airship built in Renfrewshire to aid the First World War effort – but this lady arrived a little too late to the party.

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Oversize Cargo – The New Goodyear Passenger Gondola

Source: Zeppelin Brief With the sale in 2011 of three Zeppelin NTs to Goodyear, the U.S. tire manufacturer, Zeppelin Luftschiff-technik GmbH & Co. (ZLT) landed the largest contract in its history.

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Namesake of Macon (GA), Giant Airship Lacks Local Tribute

Source: The Telegraph/macon.com By Jim Gaines A model ship in a large glass display case dominates the lobby of the former Macon City Hall: the USS Macon, a World War II-era cruiser named for the city. Yet that was not … Continue reading

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