In this time
the Airships are more popular and fascinating than a long time before...
Many new projects, which are airship-related, are in process of
development or already built. They show many new perspectives
in many ways...
The first Zeppelin NT, that did it's maiden flightder on Oktober
18th, 1999, recieved on April 26th, 2001 the type certification
of the Luftfahrt Bundesamt - the second NT will be used for tourism
and starts the operation within the year 2001.
In November 2000 the construction of the CargoLifter hagar was finished.
The CargoLifter CL160-P1 (P1= Prototype 1) will now be started to
build at Brand. This airship will be the largest airship ever built
- even bigger than the "Hindenburg"...
But...
also the "small" advertising blimps make a big contribution to the
fascination "Airship" (... even if they are no Zeppelins...)
For
comparison :
|
LZ
129 "Hindenburg" |
CargoLifter
CL160 P1 |
| lenght
of the airship: |
804
ft (245 m) |
853
ft (260 m) |
| max.
diameter: |
135
ft (41,2 m) |
213
ft (65 m) |
| volume
/ capacity: |
7'062'890
ft³ (200.000 m³) |
19'422'950
ft³ (550.000 m³) |
But
what are the differences between Airships?
Basicly the
Airships are divided into three "basic classes":
Special
pages about modern airships
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