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Offline RichFox

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Blimp
« on: April 21, 2009, 08:15:49 PM »
Today when I was driving home from Studebaker West. heading north on 101 about 500 feet up over the south bound lanes and heading south was a blimp. Not some little advertising blimp. A real big full size blimp. Big sucker. Blew me away. I'm told it's from Moffet Field and stays in the big hanger there. Thats what it was built for. Been a real long time since we used to see Navy Blimps going out on submarine patrol. Weird.
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Offline John Burk

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Re: Blimp
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2009, 08:56:04 PM »
In WWII no US ship was ever torpedoed while being escorted by a blimp . A guy I know has a deal where for a fee you go to his place in Vermont and with his guidance sew and weave your own hot air blimp .
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Re: Blimp
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2009, 08:56:50 PM »
That blimp is built by the Zeplin company.  Yes, the same ones that built the most famous of blimps.  It is a private deal by Airship Ventures http://www.airshipventures.com/ and they use the hanger at Moffet Field as a base.  They take tourist around the SF Bay area for a fee.  I have seen it for the last few moths on the weekends and I think they just received their air certificate for passenger service.  In their press release last year they were planing for a fleet of them.  Just what we need in the SF Bay Area more Hot Air. :evil:
« Last Edit: April 21, 2009, 08:58:55 PM by maguromic »
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Offline interested bystander

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Re: Blimp
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2009, 09:29:12 PM »
Are you guys sure it's not doing PIRATE watch in the  bay?
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Re: Blimp
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2009, 09:30:39 PM »
At a cost of $495 for one hour, or only $950 for two hours. I guess I will never know what it is like to fly in a Zeppelin.

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Re: Blimp
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2009, 02:38:02 AM »
i saw it saturday flying over monterey bay while i was on the peninsula.

big sucker!
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Re: Blimp
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2009, 09:17:47 AM »
I have a soft spot for this one.
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