Airship dreams is a project run by Bedford creative arts. It celebrates the airship heritage in Bedfordshire. For the exhibition(which is hosted at The Higgins), Bedford creative arts gathered a collection of very interesting airship memorabilia from several different people, much of which is related to the R101. […]
Just a quick update to say that the Goodyear blimp visited London about three weeks ago. The last time it visited was roughly a decade ago. It passed many iconic buildings on its journey like the shard and St Paul’s cathedral (see below). I didn’t manage to get […]
Every year, deep in the Burmese jungle, in the Shan state, in the bustling city of Tuanggyi, something magical happens… On the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, or the 10th of November in the Gregorian calendar, the sky around Tuanggyi, the capital of Shan state, is dotted […]
The Norge’s flight over the Arctic. This article will inform readers on the incredible voyage of the Norge, a semi-rigid airship built by the famous aeronaut, Umberto Nobile. In 1925, the world renowned explorer Roald Amundsen approached the aeronaut and inventor Umberto Nobile about a trip in an […]
Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company that designed Airlander, recently released a series of images that showed the interior of the Airlander 10’s mobility cabin. It would include all the modern necessities like USB chargers and WIFI. Apparently, the cabin would be ideally suited to a journey like Liverpool […]
The Goodyear blimp is returning to the skies of Europe this year and you might be able to see one in person! If you live in a major European city you will be excited to hear that there is a good chance you will see a Zeppelin NT […]
During a visit to Hartlepool, following a Conservative victory in the elections, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, came face to face with himself – so to speak. When Johnson saw this giant inflatable, he compared it to Ted Hastings from the line of duty. […]
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