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Rigid Airships and Blimps
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Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin Inventor of the Rigid Airship
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The airship USS Shenandoah lies in ruins in Caldwell, Ohio on Sept. 4, 1925. Fourteen crew members died and twenty-nine crew members survived the destruction of the airship which took off from Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 2. The Shenandoah was the first rigid dirigible made in America. (AP Photo) | ||
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The Goodyear blimp Eagle takes off from its operations area in Carson, Calif., April 19, 2001. The Goodyear blimps, the best-known of the airships that are a familiar presence in the skies over many NFL games, won't be allowed near the upcoming Super Bowl. No blimps, banner-towing planes or other aircraft will be allowed within seven miles of Qualcomm Stadium for most of Super Bowl Sunday, San Diego city officials announced Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) | ||
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The Skyship 600B is seen inside hangar 2 at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999. Leased by fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, the $8 million airship, stretching two-thirds the length of a football field and as tallas a 747 jumbo jet, is the largest certified airship in operation today, and the first to visit historic Moffett Field for an extended period since 1947. Officials at the field say the Skyship is staying at the facility for routine maintenance, includinggetting a bath. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | ||
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An artist rendering shows the airship "X station" which could revolutionize wireless communication, broadcast and surveillance infrastructure worldwide. The "X station" will go to an altitude of 21 kilometers nine more than civilian aircraft are permitted. This height is needed to place the antenna stations above the jet stream where winds are moderate. Thanks to a GPS steering system developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the 60-meter long helium-filled airship will remain stationary at21 kilometers above the earth. A small-unmanned aircraft outfitted with a mobile phone antenna and other devices for transmitting digital data will be attached to the airship. The "X station" has been equipped with giant propellers to help counter the almost constant buffeting from the wind. A Swiss of Iranian extraction, Kamal Alavi works together with a team of 50 scientists to realize this project. The team is preparing a 2007 test run of the airship. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/ STRATXX) **MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES** | ||
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This is an undated photo released by Techsphere Systems International of the 62-foot airship that set a world altitude record of 21,000 feet last year over Canada. Techsphere Systems International plans to build similar airships - some up to 300 feet tall - in Columbus, Ga., for reconnaissance and possibly telecommunications. Techsphere officials believe they have an edge in the scramble to supply the government with high-altitude reconnaissance airships because they already have a lighter-than-air craft, while some competitors are still in the design phase. (AP Photo/Techsphere Systems International) | ||
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