guest post by Todd Lappin (Telstar Logistics)
If you happened to look! Up in the sky! Last weekend! You might have seen a big blimp-like airship drifting over the Golden Gate Bridge around noon on Saturday.
Only, it wasn’t a blimp — it was a rigid-framed dirigible, and a genuine Zeppelin at that. Owned and operated by a local startup called Airship Ventures, the Zeppelin NT will be based at Moffett Field, and it should become a familiar sight in the skies over the Bay Area as the company begins carrying passengers on sightseeing flights.
I went aboard the Zeppelin yesterday for a quick demonstration flight, and it was good clean fun. Here’s my flight report, and here’s a link to lots more photos. Wheeeeee!
photos by Telstar Logistics
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Wow, interesting article. I'd be intrigued if these became actively used once again.
Seriously, who has money to throw around on a blimp, ehem, Zeppelin ride these days? Oh, yeah, those people.