A Zeppelin Cigar from a friend!
The wonderful and generous Joe May from the Travel for Aircraft blog sent me a delightfully unexpected gift: a zeppelin cigar. It is specifically a…
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An investment not to be missed
A company making hydrogen for airships. Now here’s an investment not to be missed.
Another photograph of Count von Zeppelin in the United States
This photograph shows Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (holding rifle) in the United States in 1863, after his return from an expedition to the source of…
A photograph of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin during the American Civil War
This plate from Alexander Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of the War shows Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin among a group of Union officers outside the Fairfax Courthouse…
Physics ruins all our Fun: Luxury airship edition
This “concept airship” by Dassault keeps showing up on the interwebs, so I did some quick math to calculate the weight of the water in that…
Happy World Radio Day
In honor of World Radio Day: The lounge of the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin with Helmsman Ludwig Marx and Officer Albert Sammt (at window) gathered around a…
Goodyear Airship Calendar Giveaway
To celebrate the New Year, Airships.net is giving away a 2017 Goodyear Airship Calendar. To enter, simply add a comment to this blog post. Feel free to say…
Beautiful Airship Calendar by Max Pinucci
Max Pinucci, the brilliant illustrator behind the book “AIRSHIPS: Designed for Greatness,” has published a wall calendar that is now available for purchase at AviationGraphic.com. Dedicated…
The Wonderful Airship Fantasy of Grey Goose Vodka
Once again an airship is used as the ultimate symbol of dreamy happiness, this time by Grey Goose vodka. When you want people to feel uplifted,…
U.S.S. Los Angeles lifts navy ship into the air
An April Fool’s joke from the 5 April 1931 issue of the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung.
Lego Hindenburg
Jeroen Ottens of the Netherlands asked me to do a blog post about his Lego model of the Hindenburg. Happy to help out, Jeroen! Nicely…
Dieselpunk — A great blog for airship enthusiasts
One of my favorite blogs is Dieselpunk, which celebrates the aesthetics and iconography of the Machine Age. Dieselpunk often features images of the classic aircraft…
Giant Radio Controlled Model of U.S.S. Macon
Retired engineer Jack Clemens has been getting attention lately with his giant radio-controlled model of the airship U.S.S. Macon. The 1/40 scale model is 20-feet…
Zep Diner
The Zep Diner in Los Angeles, California was part of the airship craze of the 1920’s and 1930’s.
The World’s First Flight Attendant
Heinrich Kubis became the world’s first flight attendant in March, 1912.
Airship Sailors
Officers and men of the U.S.S. Shenandoah, U.S.S. Los Angeles, U.S.S. Akron, and U.S.S. Macon.
Goodyear’s Luxury Dirigible of the Future – circa 1945
Goodyear’s vision of the future of air travel.
Music Video on the Hindenburg
I stumbled across this music video by the German Hip-Hop band W4C (Warriors for Christ), filmed on the Hindenburg passenger deck replica at the Zeppelin…