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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
Taking war into the skies: The age of the airship
Source: Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.com By Alexander Vershinin Making its first inauspicious appearance during the war of 1812 against Napoleonic France, the airship was later to serve as a vital step in the development of Russian air power, proving … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Historical
Tagged Air Cruiser, airship, Au-30, blimp, Franz Leppich, Ivan Mantsev, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, RosAeroSystems, World War I
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The USS Akron, a rigid airship that crashed in 1933, will be preserved on film
Source: The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer Films documenting the history of the USS Akron, a helium-filled U.S. Navy rigid airship that crashed in 1933, killing 76, will be preserved by the University of Akron.
Posted in Airships, Movies, News
Tagged airship, University of Akron, USS Akron, ZRS-4
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Will the Stratosphere Be 2020’s Hot Tourist Destination?
Source: airspacemag.com By Tony Reichhardt Flights could begin as early as 2016. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are making strides toward offering near-space balloon flights for tourists, starting as early as 2016.
Posted in Balloons, Stratospheric Balloons
Tagged helium balloon, high altitude helium balloons, microbloon, Stratospheric balloon, World View Enterprises, zero2infinity
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New Zeppelins: Giants of the Skies Return
Source: The Wall Street Journal – online.wsj.com Blimps are back, with the ability to carry massive payloads cost-efficiently. But can the industry really rebuild itself? By: Robert Wall