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Web Sites
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--- Lighter-Than-Air ---
Airship
and Blimp Resources
- Several avenues of airship exploration
Airship
Association
- An international organization located in England
Airship: DJ's
Zeppelin Page
- Photograph library of the Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg,
Los Angeles, Shenandoah, and Akron
Airship
Hangars at Orly, France
- Eugene Freyssinet, architect. Sheldon Berg and Edward
Running, Authors
Airship Images
- ftp://airships.vidya.net
or
ftp://208.145.201.221
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Airship
Squadron 3
- A slice of LTA history in Airship Squadron 3 (ZP-3)
from 1954 to 1956
Airships
1896 - 1913
A good primer.
Airships
Archives
- A few blimp and hot-air balloon images
Akron
(ZRS-4)
- A brief textfile history of the USN Akron
Albuquerque
International Balloon Fiesta
- Kodak's site for the annual event
American Blimp
Company
- One of the leading blimp manufacturers, based in
Hillsboro, Oregon
Anatomy
of a Blimp
Way cool!
Balloon Launch
Net
- General information about ballooning, including how
they fly, how to get a ride, and how to find a flight
instructor or equipment dealer.
Ballooning
Online
- Comprehensive source for ballooning information
Blimps
- All about blimps
Bosch
Aerospace
Remote-controlled full-size civilian and
military blimps.
Cargolifter
- CargoLifter AG was formed to design, construct and
operate a multi-functional large airship. The airship is
being developed to transport very heavy and outsize goods
as well as other shipments and people, in an
environmentally friendly manner.
Coopership
A new rigid airship concept.
Death
of a Dirigible
John Toland's account of the demise of the USS
Shenandoah.
Delft
Outlook 94.3
- Ancient but safe technology revives supposedly long
dead competitor. Environmental legislation may mean
airship take-off by Herman Nunnink
Dirigibles,
Airships, and Blimps
- By R. D. Layman, author of: Naval Aviation in the
First World War: Its Impact and Influence. To be jointly
published Sep-1996 by Chatham Publishing, London and the
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis
Dirigibles:
Misundersandig and Myths
An introduction to the wold of airships
Eric's "I rode
the Goodyear Blimp" website
The few, the proud, the very, very lucky
Ezekiel
Airship Company
A 1901 East Texas airship?
FAA/ATT
Library Files
Includes lta pdf files
Fractal
Gallery
- Trenches on the Web includes WWI Zeppelin images. A
fractal viewer id required and access provided.
G.
Wright - Airships
Books, videos, drawings, collectables,and an
online catalog and order form.
Giant
for the Sky
- Juan L. Huerta's home page
Goodyear:
Aerial Ambassodors
- A new, very informative site from the friendly skies
of Akron. Goodyear owns and operates the
Goodyear
Blimp: Mexico
Goodyear's EAGLE AZTECA is displayed in this
informative Spanish-language website
Hexnet
Airship Systems
- A proposal for a hexafoil-shaped lta vehicle
Hindenburg:
An Illustarted History
- Time-Warner's very informative site for the Rick
Archbold book
Hindenburg
Disaster (audio)
- Demise of the LZ129 and interviews with survivors,
recorded 6 May 1937 (39'04") by Herb
Morrison, software on their homepage
Hindenburg
Disaster (crash site)
This is where it happened. Roadside America's
trivia and some local tourist information.
Hindenburg
Disaster (FBI)
- FBI investigations of the Lakehurst tragedy. Four
pdf files containing 337 pages of documentation.
Hindenburg
Disaster (video)
- Short clip (2.6MB) of the final seconds of the
Hindenburg. Remember, 2/3 of the people on board
survived.
Hindenburg
Photos
Two photos from a family album.
Hugo
Eckener: A History
- We have within our area about history of the city
("Stadtgeschichte") 49 photographs with text about
Hugo
Eckener. Please click there "Bildserie" on the left
menu.
Konig
Pilsener
Im Rahmen der König Pilsener Luftschiff --
in German with many blimp photos. Operated by Mood
Communbications.
L'Hangar e ilSuo
Parco / Airship Hangar and its Park
- Home to Europe's one reinforced cement airship
hangar.
Lighter-Than-Air
Society
- Homepage for Buoyant Flight,
based in Akron, Ohio
Lightship
Group
- US manufacturer of internally-lit blimps
Metlife
Blimp
- Evertything you wanted to know about the MetLife
Blimp
Mike
Walden's Homepage
- C.C.S.N. Adaptive Learning Lab & Faculty
Resource. Featured on EXN
Mobile
Airships
Sells Indoor and Outdoor unmanned radio
controlled (r/c) Blimps worldwide.
Moffett
Fereal Airfield
- A history of the former western home of US
airships
Naval
Air Station - Richmond
- Home of the 25 ships of ZP-21 (Patrol, Airship
Squadron 21) and Airship Wing 2
Naval Air
Station - Weeksville
- Historical home of past and contemporary
airships
Naval Airship
Association, Inc.
- Non-private, non-profit center for U.S. Navy LTA
experience
Navy Lakehurst
Historical Society
NLHS has pulled together resources and programs
to preserve the history of the US international airport.
Nobo
Homepage
Norbert Erbe's personal website about the new
Zeppelin Museum in Neu-Isenburg-Zeppelinheim
Popular
Mechanics
Visit the site and do a keyword search, eg:
airship, zeppelin, etc.
Promotion
Dirigeables
Marvin's French Airship Association -- in
English and French
Promotional
Information Group
- Advertising RC blimps
RAD
NV: Rigid Airship Design
The Netherlands entry into passenger airships
Russian
Aeronautial Systems, Ltd
Airships in Russia today
Russian
Aeronauts in World War II
Information about Soviet-era airships
Salmon
Fishing Woman
Prepare for that first image
Schütte
- Lanz
- Homepage for the Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz
Small
Airship Homepage (Japan)
- Ogura Tamaki's lighter-than-air site.
In Japanese. 19June97 moved?
Soloman
Andrews
- The first dirigible? Link trouble, they've
moved?
Solar-Powered
Rigids
- Uniques shape and design
Tonder
Zeppelin Base
Zeppelin Group Tonder's Museum. Available in
English and German
University
of Virginia Solar Airship Program
- Created to provide education and training to students
through the development and construction of airships
Up
Ship!
- A 30 picture Zeppelin portfolio, bibliography, and
related links
USS
Airship
- The website for U.S. Navy airships.
Vimanas
- Indian HTA & LTA lore will really enjoy: The
Story of Vimanas -- India's Tradition of Flying
Machines
Welcome
/ Willkomen
- Josef Buechelmeier's homepage (Friedrichshafen),
scroll down to Neues vom Zeppelin
Worldwide
Aeros
- The wide world of aerostats
Zeppelin
- Airships of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
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Zeppelin
Library Archive
- A very informative site about Zeppelins past and
future
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- Zeppelin LZ
N07 Multimission Airship
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- The official website of
Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH!
Zeppelins
1898 - 1913
A history of the early Zeppelins.
Zeppelins:
Monsters of the Purple Twilight
- The role of Zeppelins in World War I
--- Aviation Museums Online ---
National
Air & Space Museum (Smithsonian)
- Multilayered, fascinating, and informative.
Canadian
Museum of Flight
A good place to visit for information about
Canadian aircraft.
Cardington
Laboratory
- Former home of the R100, now a major
multi-disciplinary international research centre
European
Museum of Balloons & Airships
- The Balloon Preservation Groups homepages
R100
in Canada
- Written by Dr. Renald Fortier for the
National Aviation Museum, Canada
United
States Air Force Museum
- An information page about the Wright-Patterson AFB
facility in Dayton, Ohio. The museum does have a barage
balloon and a small model of the LZ1 on display.
--- General Aviation Resources ---
Air & Space
Smithsonian Homepage http://www.airspacemag.com
- Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine features and
website
guide
Air
Affair
- All manner of flying machines and devices.
Aviation
Server
- FAA, FAR, archives, gophers, etc..
Aviation
Databases
- Rules, regs, alerts, etc pertaining to aviation.
Aviation
Images
- A central site for aviation-related photographs.
Aviation
Photography
- Varied and informative.
Aviation
Soaring and Hang Gliding
- World-wide links.
Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight
and Moonrise/Moonset/Phase
- Most interesting!
Weather
Information
- Global links for-to-date weather information.
--- Related Commercial Items ---
ACTS
- Aerospace Construction Technical Services Ltd
Airship
Gallery
- A managerie of information and products for airship
enthusiasts.
Andrew Hess:
Illustration & Animation
- Computer graphic design featuring the
Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg.
Boulder Blimp
Company
Giant continuous air inflatables used for
advertising.
Burton
R. Dodge
Painter of blimp exteriors -- really
Inside
the Graf Zeppelin
- 3D reproductions from the National Stereoptic
Association.
Luftschiff:
Zeppelin Combat
- WW1 aerial combat board game for one or two
players.
Matrix
Media
- Animation clip of a zeppelin being escourted through
the fog
Microsft Flight
Simumlator
- Zeppelin freeware add-ons for Fight Simulator.
Papmobil
- Paper model airship kits for sale include: Zeppelin
NZ, LZ N07, Solarluftschiff, LOTTE, GRAF ZEPPELIN, LOS
ANGELES
Valhalla
Aerostation
- Buyers and sellers of all materials pertaining to LTA
flight.
Zebedee
List
- A comprehensive list of secondhand items for sale for
balloonists.
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Zeppelin:
Die Geschichte der Luftschiffahr
- Eine multimediale Zeitreise durch Vergangenheit,
Gegenwart und Zukunft führt von den ersten
Konstruktionen und Prototypen bis zum Zeppelin NT der
Neuzeit und bietet alles Interessante, Wissenswerte und
Vergnügliche über die Luftschiffahrt.
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