Today’s adventure! Friedrichshafen, Germany.
That’s a Zeppelin, not a Blimp!
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Did you get a ride?
I really want an airship in my logbook but there doesn't seem to be a way to make that happen easily.
I really want an airship in my logbook but there doesn't seem to be a way to make that happen easily.
No logbook time, but it was spectacular.
Really cool!
Did they hover-taxi similar to a helicopter?
I saw blimps many times at N51 (in NJ) but they just did an approach to their parking spot. N51 is smaller than the airport than the airport in your images.
Did they hover-taxi similar to a helicopter?
I saw blimps many times at N51 (in NJ) but they just did an approach to their parking spot. N51 is smaller than the airport than the airport in your images.
flhrci
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Looks like a high-wing to me! LOL
Pretty cool!
Pretty cool!
You’re having too much fun while at ‘work’, Dave! 
Awesome!
Awesome!
The two main engines rotate on their axis, and the tail had one prop vertical and one horizontal. They were amazingly maneuverable.
Zeldman
Touchdown! Greaser!
Thank goodness it wasn't a Led Zeppelin....
flhrci
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Lead Z would have been even worse! Might not fly at all.
cessna182b
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It is probably one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin_NT Officially a "Semi-Rigid Airship" - so a hybrid between the originals and blimps.
Amazing that the Zeppelin company is still in business after all this time!
Dave
Not really. The company was dormant for 40+ years and was re-established in the late 80s using some restricted trust money left over from the original company and some state government funding. The continuity is in the concept and the location, not really the business itself.
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Suggested reading:
EMPIRES OF THE SKY
Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World
By Alexander Rose
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/books/review/empires-of-the-sky-alexander-rose.amp.html?0p19G=6214
EMPIRES OF THE SKY
Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World
By Alexander Rose
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/books/review/empires-of-the-sky-alexander-rose.amp.html?0p19G=6214
Yes, that’s exactly what it is. Spectacular ride.
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Bro do you even lift
Was the guy in the right seat tall enough to ride that ride?
KSCessnaDriver
Pattern Altitude
I think I know the pilot who was in the left seat, and decent chance I know of the one in the right seat. The Zeppelin NT's are neat, I've been in one, just not while it was flying.
The right seater was the flight attendant. Pic of the pilot, but the mask doesn’t help.
Direct C51
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I see he has a very “Dale Earnhardt” approach to shoulder harnesses.
KSCessnaDriver
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Cool, I'm reasonably sure I've flown with him here in the states back in my airship days. Good people at that operation from what I've heard.
KSCessnaDriver
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You're not going to hit anything with much speed in an airship...