Zeppelin Leader

19 responses to “Zeppelin Leader”

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   paranoidroid

   Apr 11, 2009 at 4:01 am

   the coolest pic, i see this fly over frequently..

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   drona

   Apr 11, 2009 at 5:34 am

   Taken with the Mark II no less…Great!

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   fair bear

   Apr 11, 2009 at 6:43 am

   Beautiful shot.

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   JKaljundi

   Apr 11, 2009 at 10:10 am

   Cool glass cockpit.

   I wonder does it leak any helium adding to the flight cost, or is it 100% leak-proof?

   The Lycoming 360 engines are nice puppies, used in most small planes like Cessnas and Pipers, as well as Robinson and Schweizer helicopters among many others. Good to see another good use for them, pushing this massive thing around.

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   TomiTapio

   Apr 11, 2009 at 11:13 am

   Neato!

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   crowded wound

   Apr 11, 2009 at 2:21 pm

   Very cool.

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   jonrawlinson

   Apr 12, 2009 at 2:32 am

   whoa!

   would love to ride on one of these

   is it noisy?

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   NYCArthur

   Apr 12, 2009 at 3:16 am

   Oh my god !!!

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   jurvetson

   Apr 12, 2009 at 4:34 am

   jonrawlinson: it is very quiet, a big advantage of zeppelins over blimps. With a rigid airframe, the engines can be located farther away from the passenger cabin, (vs. the vibration and noise proximity of being connected to the cabin)

   JKaljundi: some slow leaking I presume. They had recently "filtered" the helium, so we had more lift than usual, which we needed for a flight in the rain.

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    biotron

    Apr 12, 2009 at 9:44 am

    a great series!

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    Bejan

    Apr 13, 2009 at 5:51 am

    Awesome picture. That looks like so much fun!

    1-2-3

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    Rominho/ Romulo Fasanaro Filho

    Apr 13, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    very nice. Cogratulations….

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13. 

    Reflexion Photography

    Apr 14, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    wow, what a stunning view!

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    tifotter

    Apr 15, 2009 at 5:02 am

    Wow this photo makes me sick ha ha ha. What a view.

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    Rob Millenaar

    Apr 16, 2009 at 7:58 am

    Superb shot! I envy you!

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    OscarFalcon

    May 29, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    I would love to fly one, can you rent these or is there a specific flight school for blimps(zeppelins)?

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    jurvetson

    May 30, 2009 at 12:06 am

    See Airship Ventures

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    empty gate

    Aug 10, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Excellent image, Well done.

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    r.AI (-)

    Aug 11, 2009 at 5:36 am

    Hi Steve, thought you may enjoy this picture of the Zeppelin perfectly aligned with the Pan American Building:
    
    –Seen in the group"top-f [ 25+ faves ]" (?)

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