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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
Author Archives: LighterThanAirSociety
CDOT to test fly blimp over I-25 to monitor Denver-area traffic
Source: Denver Business Journal – bizjournals.com/denver By Cathy Proctor The Colorado Department of Transportation this week will be test-flying a helium-filled blimp above Interstate 25 north of downtown Denver to monitor traffic.
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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Boeing Patents Drones That Never Need to Land
Source: Discover- discovermagazine.com By Carl Engelking Limited flight times are such a drag — and Boeing seems to agree. The company just received a patent for its design for a drone that can remain airborne in perpetuity.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, New technology, Unmanned airships
Tagged airship, blimp, Tethered blimp, The Boeing Co., unmanned airship
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NUMU, the New Museum – Los Gatos, Announces a Temporary Exhibit about Airships
Source: New Museum Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org The Grand Opening of the New Museum – Los Gatos (NUMU) will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015. In honor of the GRAND OPENING Saturday June 6, 2015, NUMU will be hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, Historical, Museum
Tagged airship, Blimp Hangar, Hangar One, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, New Museum Los Gatos, NUMU, USS Macon
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Goodyear Blimp ‘Pilgrim’ Makes First Flight on June 3, 1925
After having experimented with a series of small Pony blimps in the early 1920’s, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio designed the first blimp to be inflated with helium. The Pilgrim was completed on May 25, 1925 … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Historical
Tagged Airdock, airship, blimp, goodyear, Pilgrim, Wingfoot Lake
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