Over The Hills And Far Away

9 responses to “Over The Hills And Far Away”

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   ideastoday

   Apr 11, 2009 at 1:33 am

   Did you get a sensation of speed? I’ve not been on a zeppelin, but I remember in hot air balloons the movement was so slow that I actually found it a bit off-putting.

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   jimheid

   Apr 11, 2009 at 1:33 am

   That’s ridiculously cool. Have you read John McPhee’s "The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed"? Great book about airships.

   Oh, and beautiful photo, too!

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   nhr

   Apr 11, 2009 at 7:54 am

   > Hovering over Apple

   So, you had the gall of looking down on Apple from the vantage point of an antiquated piece of technology dubbed "NT" ?

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   Gone-Walkabout

   Apr 11, 2009 at 2:33 pm

   this is a great shot, love the upper vanishing point.

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5. 

   Josh Thompson

   Apr 13, 2009 at 6:07 pm

   Is that a linear accelerator in your photo, or are you just happy to see me?
   🙂

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   neilalderney123

   Apr 13, 2009 at 8:58 pm

   WOW!

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   jurvetson

   Apr 16, 2009 at 4:20 pm

   Yes. 16mm straight out the back window.

   jim – not yet. thanks.

   ideastoday – it can go a bit faster 30-60 knots i believe. I felt it mostly on takeoff and when pivoting. Otherwise peaceful and serene… Feeling hooked. I’ll be flying it again on Saturday to Monterey

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   ideastoday

   Apr 16, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   That’s surprisingly fast. From Wikipedia:

   "Steve Fossett and Paul Stroehle set the current speed record for airships over a distance of one kilometer on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 in Friedrichshafen, Germany with a Zeppelin NT. The new world record was set to 111.8 km/h (69.5 mph or 60.4 knots), an improvement of 19 km/h."

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   jurvetson

   Apr 16, 2009 at 4:49 pm

   Heh, with the winds blowing along the coast these days, I bet we can beat that!

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