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Zeppelins still fly out of Friedrichshafen, their original home! Those of you who lived on the SF Peninsula 10-15 years ago may remember seeing the Airship Ven
by Stratoscope 5y ago
Zeppelins still fly out of Friedrichshafen, their original home!
Those of you who lived on the SF Peninsula 10-15 years ago may remember seeing the Airship Ventures Zeppelin NT. That company eventually went out of business and the Zeppelin was dismantled and taken back to Friedrichshafen, but I got to ride on one of their last Bay Area flights. It was the coolest thing ever.
I posted a couple of comments here in recent years with more information and links to my photos from the Airship Ventures flight and information about their current operations in Friedrichshafen:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21662645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21662645
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18897492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18897492
Airships.net also has an article about the Zeppelin NT used in the Airship Ventures and Friedrichshafen flights:
https://www.airships.net/zeppelin-nt/ https://www.airships.net/zeppelin-nt/
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