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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
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Balloon pilots take aim at long-distance flight record
Source: CTV News – ctvnews.ca By Susan Montoya Bryan An international team led by two veteran pilots has set its sights on breaking a pair of major ballooning records when it launches its helium-filled balloon from Japan in early 2015.
Posted in Balloons, Hot Air Balloons, Uncategorized
Tagged Hot air balloons, Long distance flight, World Record
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Blimp-in-a-Box Goes to Work
Read two articles of new applications for this product. Ohio buys ‘blimp in a box’ for surveillance ‘Blimp in a Box’ Deployed in Search for Cop-Killer Suspect in Pennsylvania What is a ‘Blimp-in-a-Box’?
Posted in Aerostats, Uncategorized
Tagged aerostat, Drone Aviation Corp, surveillance blimp, Tethered blimp
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Blimp became an MVP in earthquake coverage
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.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Historical, Uncategorized
Tagged 1989 San Francisco Earthquake, Aerial TV coverage, airship, blimp, Columbia, goodyear
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Airships That Carry Science into the Stratosphere
Source: nytimes.com – The New York Times By Joshua A. Krisch Modern Research Borne on a Relic Airships are dusty relics of aviation history. Lighter-than-air vehicles conjure images of the Hindenburg, in its glory and destruction, and the Goodyear Blimp, … Continue reading
Heroic Australian airship pilot Michael Nerandzic honored with the Star of Courage
Source: The Daily Telegraph – dailytelegraph.com.au By: Richard Noone – The Daily Telegraph • Wollongong man died at Reichelsheim Airfield on June 12 • Was world’s most qualified airship pilot with 12,300 hours experience • 53-year-old was piloting A60 Lightship … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, News, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia Star of Courage, Mike Nerandzic
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