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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
Tag Archives: zeppelin
Pilot Plans to Bring Zeppelins to Dubai
Source: Aviation Week – Show News – aviationweek.com By: Angus Batey Whoever said dreaming is free has clearly never spoken to Capt. Khalid Al-Ansari. The Emirati pilot, who flies transport aircraft for the government, has spent “enough money to build … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, airship tourism, dirigible, Spirit of the Emirates, zeppelin, Zeppelin NT
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Fighting Zeppelins with Airplanes, 1915
Source: Scientific American – scientificamerican.com By Dan Schlenoff Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: June 26, 1915 After the First World War broke out, airships quickly became a scourge. German Zeppelins bombed Liège and Antwerp in … Continue reading
Sunderland’s WWI Acoustic Mirror Restored
Source: BBC News – BBC.com A “forgotten” piece of history which Fulwell Acoustic Mirror was built in 1917 to help detect German airships following a series of Zeppelin raids on the North East coast. protected Sunderland from Zeppelin attacks in … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Fulwell Acoustic Mirror, high altitude helium balloons, Sunderland, World War I, zeppelin
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Two Goodyear airships now in Akron area; California blimp to be retired in August
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Keep your eyes peeled on the Akron-area skies in the upcoming weeks: You should spy two Goodyear airships flying around. Meanwhile, Goodyear’s California-based blimp will be retiring later this summer.
The Hindenburg Disaster as Reported by the New York Daily News on May 7, 1937
Source: New York Daily News – nydailynews.com (Originally published by the Daily News on May 7, 1937.)
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Hindenburg, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New York Daily News, zeppelin
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