[meteorite-list] It's a zepplin, not a blimp!

[Sterling K. Webb]

Phil, List,

As the sarcastic individual who suggested a
need for Blimp Patches, I apologize. It is, literally,
a Zeppelin, built by the Zeppelin company in
Friedrichshafen, Germany, home of the original
Zeppelins. At 246 feet long, she stretches 15
feet longer than a standard Boeing 747 and 50
feet longer than the largest commercial blimps
flying today. It is named "Eureka," nicely matching
the history of Sutter's Mill. Maybe the name will
bring good luck.

http://www.airshipventures.com/about
Unlike the original Zeppelins, it is a semi-rigid
design, lacking a full envelope frame like the old
ones. However, it is made of carbon fibre and
aluminum, has very sophisticated motive control,
with vectored thrust and fly-by-wire controls, and
has incredible maneuverability.

That said, trying to maneuver close to the ground
in that terrain in a weightless craft almost as long
as a football field is a daunting prospect. All old
airshipmen know the dangers are near the ground,
not in the sky.

Zeppelin Patches?


Sterling K. Webb
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Subject: [meteorite-list] It's a zepplin, not a blimp!


> Big difference! Stop calling it a blimp please! (LOL)
>
> Phil Whitmer
> Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
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