When Zeppelins Ruled the Earth

Simon WillisonBarCamp London 5

September 28th 2008

R101

Arctic exploration

The Norge

Umberto Nobile Roald Amundsen

The Italia

The US Navy

USS Shenandoah

USS Akron

USS Macon

• (ZR-1) Shenandoah - 1923-25 (crashed) • (ZR-2) R38 - 1921 (crashed) • (ZR-3) Los Angeles - 1924-39 • ZMC-2, a metalclad-airship built by the

Aircraft Development Corp - 1929-41 • (ZRS-4) Akron - 1931-33 (crashed) • (ZRS-5) Macon - 1933-35 (crashed)

List of airships of the United States Navy

The future

Aeroscraft

ZeppelinOne “l” - you could moor

a Zeppelin to it

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