Airship Times

No doubt you will all have recognised the London City Hall. But have you noticed the Zeppelin airship in the sky ? See "Zeppelin airships to fly over London again" article in The Times if you want to know more, but don't rush, this is too late for this year if you missed this summer's 6-week-special (see also staroverlondon website). To date there are no plans to come back next year however, due to its success, one never knows... Read Full Story

Have you ever wanted to ride in a Zeppelin. Coming this fall to the San Francisco Bay Area Airship Ventures is planning on giving you the chance. Airship Ventures Inc., founded 2007 in California, is a privately owned corporation formed with the objective of bringing Zeppelin NT airships to the USA for "flightseeing" tours, media and science mission operations. Initially based with one ship in California, the company intends to eventually have a number of airships throughout the USA. The... Read Full Story

I've come across no less than three good airship related posts today that I think are well worth a good look. They couldn't be more different either! 21st Century Airships have posted some info and pictures on the ongoing development and type certification of their sightseeing airship called the Voyager Airship, currently under construction in Ontario, Canada. The Voyager itself is not likely to fly until the Summer of 2009, the pictures on the site relate to the 130ft scale version being... Read Full Story

Opening up canal-ways is just one way to relieve congestion on roads and offer a greener alternative to the way we transport heavy goods. SkyHook International and Boeing intend to build the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL-40). This airship is able to lift up to 40 tones in one load and travel up to 320 kilometers without refueling. The craft will have a top speed of 70 knots and will be used to move materials in remote areas including the Northern Territories of Canada. It will cut the need of... Read Full Story

Yet again the guys and gals over at modernmechanix have come up with a gem of an article from the history of airships and their operational useage. Yes, the article is titled Anyone Can Fly A Blimp, and its all about how the articles writer (Andrew Boone) went up in the Goodyear Blimp Volunteer and ended up at the controls after just a few words of wisdom from the airships captain Verner Smith.Goodyear Blimp Volunteer (c) goodyear tire and rubber company 'Smithy' as he's know in the article... Read Full Story