Book about British Airship R.34
Flight of the Titan: The Story of the R34 is a (somewhat) recent book about the historic 1919 transatlantic crossing of the British airship R.34. Although it…
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R.100, Petri Dishes, and the Wheat Rust Fungus
An interesting article on a scientific experiment carried out during R.100’s transatlantic crossing to Canada in 1930. And it’s always flattering to be quoted by…
Zeppelin Dining included in New Book about Meals in the Air
A newly published history of dining in the sky includes the era of passenger zeppelins. Food in the Air and Space: The Surprising History of Food and…
Airship Holiday Cards to Share with your Friends
Feel free to download and share by email, Facebook, Twitter, or however you choose. Happy Holidays, Helium Heads!
Santa Rides a Blimp, not a Sleigh
In 1925 Santa Claus traded-in his sleigh for an upgrade to the Goodyear blimp Pilgrim and he has been floating rather than sleighing ever since. Pilgrim was the…
Breaking News – U.S. Navy Airship Program Canceled; MZ-3A Blimp Grounded
The United States Navy’s MZ-3A airship program has been canceled, according to Lakehurst Operations Manager Rick Zitarosa. The MZ-3A crew has been furloughed and there is…
Today in History: First flight of a helium airship
Today is the anniversary of the first flight of a helium airship. On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Navy blimp C-7 took to the skies…
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Pan Am’s China Clipper and the End of the Airship
People often say the age of the airship ended with the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937, but it probably ended with the flight of Pan Am’s China…
Today is the Birthday of Human Flight
Today is the birthday of human flight. On this day in 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes made the first manned flight…
Anniversary of the World’s First Airline: November 16, 1909
Today is the anniversary of the world’s first airline. DELAG was established on November 16, 1909, and provided passenger service — including the world’s first transatlantic airline service —…
Great Photo of Goodyear Blimp “Resolute”
A great photo of the Goodyear Blimp Resolute taken over Manhattan in August, 1935, by Dr. Alfred “Ted” Hill. My deep thanks to Kent O’Grady…
New York Times Article about Igor Pasternak and Aeroscraft
About Igor Pasternak and Aeroscraft, in today’s New York Times: Pursuing a Shipping Revolution as Big as His Airship
Flyboys: Silly Zeppelin Movie of the Day
This is the interior of the zeppelin in the 2006 movie Flyboys. How did the thing ever get off the ground? 🙂
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Hindenburg Size Comparisons
It is hard to imagine just how big the Hindenburg was. Hindenburg and United States Capitol Hindenburg and R.M.S. Queen Mary: Hindenburg and Boeing 747-400:…
Anniversary of Graf Zeppelin’s First Transatlantic Flight
On this day in 1928, LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin arrived at Lakehurst after a 111 hour, 44 minute flight across the Atlantic from Friedrichshafen. Hugo Eckener…
German crew of LZ-126 after arrival at Lakehurst; 90 years ago today.
On this day in 1924, LZ-126 arrived at Lakehurst for delivery to the U.S. Navy, to become U.S.S. Los Angeles (ZR-3). These are two photos…