Two showmen, one dirigible, and the flight that changed aviation Kings of the air. Paul Glenshaw. February 2013. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter!

A $35 million lighter-than-air dirigible was damaged and began leaking helium when part of a hangar roof collapsed Monday at a former military base, authorities said.

AIR: Dirigible Admiral; AIR: Dirigible Admiral. 2 minute read. TIME. May 24, 1943 12:00 AM GMT-4. I t was a long, hard climb, even for the Navy, but “Rosie” finally made it.

Improved fabrics have enabled the dirigible to stay in the air the present maximum of 36 hours, without descending for gas. Similar slight improvements are the most that even its advocates are ...

ALTHOUGH it is not likely that dirigible balloons will be of much practical value except for purposes of amusement and to a limited extent for military observations, it seems a pity that the ...

When it was that I saw the U.S. Navy’s giant lighter-than-air dirigible “Los Angeles” cruise over Mansfield, I can’t recall. It couldn’t have been October 1924 when the airship was ...

We've all seen blimps and other gas-filled giants floating across our skies during events such as baseball or football games, but these machines are but a shadow of what the dirigible was intended ...

THE crack dirigible of the Germany army, the semirigid “M III.,” was partially destroyed by fire Just before the end of the “Kaisermaneuvers,” in which it had rendered valuable services on ...

Huge aeroplane and dirigible sheds have been constructed at Rheims, Isay-Les-Monlineaux Pau and Moisson. The French aerial budget for 1911 was $1,240,000. For 1913 it was $8,500,000.

The Atoms for Peace Dirigible - The Flying Atomic City. Posted: May 23, 2025 | Last updated: May 23, 2025. In the early Cold War era, the U.S. proposed a vast nuclear-powered airship to promote ...

What of the Dirigible Balloon? New Possibilities of Lighter-Than-Air Craft Disclosed by the Recently Tested Forlanini Airship. November 17, 1917. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter.