| 单词 | airship |
| 例句 | He listened to the radio commentator's horrified voice as he watches the passenger airship explode into flames. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As Roz sat in the airship, broken and alone and speeding toward a mysterious future, she looked back at her miraculous past. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The airship approached from the south, like some giant migratory bird. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I could hitch a ride on an airship, siphon off its precious fuel, then sell it on the market or divvy it up to people who need it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The floor swayed as gently beneath me as the deck of an airship. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The May 1937 deadly explosion of the Hindenburg airship in New Jersey. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Lee could hear the other engine howling, but the airship was grounded now. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to his mother and said, “Ma, there’s an airship flying this way.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “What the ...” It was the first time Mark had seen one of the enormous airships since the sun flares happened, and the sight of it was jolting. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z An instant later the whole airship bloomed into a rose of white fire, engulfing the intention craft, which hung motionless and unharmed in the middle of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It's mostly tins of meat and potato hash I stole from an airship's cafeteria, and an old pair of shoes with intact soles. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z After a long time she relaxed and her wonder at the miraculous airship changed to curiosity. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Our robot had an army of animals at her command, and she asked them to bring every robot part and rifle back to the airship. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I could destroy the airship altogether before it heads off to the warfront. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The flight engineer called some figures to the pilot, who confirmed them, and Lord Roke sank back into the shadows, holding tight to the struts and beams as the airship plunged and tilted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In May 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg carried ninety-seven people across the Atlantic Ocean from Germany. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Without eyes, but somehow directed, these airships swim below cloud foam and nobody can be turned away from the sight of them because it’s like watching a private dream. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The only notion Lyra had of the search for her was the incessant drone of the gas engines of airships crisscrossing the skies. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “They said I was—they said they—they said Lord Asriel put me there because my mother and father died in an airship accident. That’s what they told me.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In any city in the world, airships—real, functional airships—would be met with wonderment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They weren’t visible, because the clouds were low and by statute airships had to keep a certain height above fen country, but who knew what cunning spy devices they might carry? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Instead, it took place in a small meadow by the foot of the mountain, in front of the airship. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Lyra was almost more fascinated by this than by the changing landscape below the airship. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The hovercraft lifted, and Fidelito announced that he always got sick on airships. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then even the static cuts out, and the silence in the headphones feels like something massive moving through space, a ghostly airship slowly descending. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The video loop made the Rotunda Reading Room feel as if it were a gondola gently swaying beneath a motley-colored airship drifting along on a warm breeze. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In his free time he designed a wide variety of airships and spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing under the airship, his feet bare in the grass, he was transfixed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He’s attacked the Republic’s military assets on his own, slowed down shipments to the warfront, and destroyed our warfront-bound airships and fighter jets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He once torched a whole squadron of fighter jets on an empty airfield in the middle of the night and has on two occasions grounded airships by crippling their engines. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Not a minute later a soldier armed with a rifle came to order Mrs. Coulter out of the airship. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I told him that our airships will target his hometown next.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The airship was three days from completing a sensational feat of aeronautics, circumnavigation of the globe. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Other items on display include a handkerchief bearing lyrics for It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary, a schoolboy essay about airship raids over London, and a knitting pattern for balaclavas. WW1 show explores role of humour 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Later, parked in the yard by the barn, it becomes an ocean explorer, an airship, a planetary rover. Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z They wanted to suspend a scaled reproduction of a German airship from the rooftop, a zeppelin that would be visible for blocks in every direction in this low-slung city. Review | Zeppelin is fun, but its sushi doesn’t quite fly 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z There are airships, but they are very sketchily described and are apparently made in part of wood. ?John Carter,? Based on ?Princess of Mars? 2012-03-04T23:25:48Z We glimpse “phosphorescent liquid” sprinkled on Hyde Park to divert German bomber airships away from populated zones during the Great War. Review | Francis Bacon was an elusive figure. A new biography presents novel details of his iconoclastic existence. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z But for a movie gleefully proclaimed a disaster, so many scenes fly through your consciousness like the gossamer Martian airships. When geniuses bomb 2012-06-12T14:00:00Z We get some thrills with a convertible airship and a search for powerful, magical beasts, known as amplifiers, but breaking the law? How to fix the Netflix fantasy "Shadow and Bone" as Season 2 crashes to Earth 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The interior, designed by Reid & Taylor Studio, draws inspiration from Art Deco, German airships and Japanese minimalism. Review | Zeppelin is fun, but its sushi doesn’t quite fly 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z In the earliest years of flight, “stewards,” a title borrowed from nautical travel lingo, or “cabin boys,” assisted passengers with practical matters on luxurious European airships. Flight attendants’ roles have changed, but the stereotypes have not 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Pursued by Seagles and BeheMoths, the airship is under attack by a mysterious noise. Fiction for older children – review 2013-03-30T15:00:02Z Why the airship went down apparently still worries people, including aeronautical engineer Jem Stansfield, who has built three scale models to test the various theories and find the likely cause. TV highlights 07/03/2013 2013-03-07T07:00:15Z The airship travels all along the West Coast, so check its Web site beforehand for schedules. 36 Hours in Silicon Valley 2010-09-03T05:01:00Z Under the soaring prow of a dynamically angled glass-and-steel structure drifting like an airship over a palatial brick firehouse, a chorus and orchestra performed the “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Building Zaha Hadid’s Bold Afterlife 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Again, Biggs' eyes well up when describing his favorite moment during each airship flight, the point at which the dirigible's engine shuts off and the balloon continues to sail through the air, silently. Building an airship with Chris Burden 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z As the technology improved, internal combustion engines got the world moving and quickly ended up in buses, trucks, boats, airships and tractors, some of which are on display here. Where Your Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Were Born 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Why did zeppelins use hydrogen instead of helium, the American airship gas of choice? When Airplanes and Zeppelins Competed to Conquer the Skies 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z A cloud of crows burst from the trees, and the turkeys, like the fantastical airships in a Philip Pullman novel, sailed across the fence and were gone. Hamptons’ True Colors Show in Autumn Off-Season 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z In this story, Moriarty formulates an elaborate jewel heist requiring — the ingenious fiend! — “six dwarfs, a bald man with a stoop, and an airship.” Looking for a mystery to cozy up with? Michael Dirda has some suggestions. 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Are there plans for airships any time soon? 10 Ways to Be a Greener Traveler, Even if You Love to Fly 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Several probes are being planned including a joint European-American mission that would carry airships and balloons. Welcome to a new Eden ? two billion miles from Earth 2010-05-08T23:06:00Z Last weekend, a dozen children boarded an airship, braved a snowstorm, decorated cupcakes, upset the stomach of a large, furry creature, defeated a supervillain and posed for celebratory photos. Things to Do With Kids in N.Y.C. This Summer 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z However, most of the novel proffers a bleak vision of total war, as fleets of airships rain down destruction on the world’s cities. Even in the 21st century, H.G. Wells still speaks to our fears and dreams 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z "It was very exciting; it did exactly what we wanted it to do," Biggs says of the airship. Building an airship with Chris Burden 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The game's multiplayer mode, where players will spend most of their time, allows wannabe soldiers to pull off such outlandish feats as taking on tanks on horseback and reigning down on troops from airships. The Great War? 'Battlefield' plots to make WWI entertaining 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z It emphasized size, speed and technological advances: “Like a prehistoric beast, the giant airship waddles down the runway, six hours from London. In the cockpit: a $57,000-a-year captain and his crew, backed by computers.” Early Days on the 747: Power, Style and Size 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z One section focuses on the first downing of a German airship over Britain, which killed 16 crewmen, in September 1916. A Museum Show for the Spies of Tomorrow 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z It centers on Cola, a skilled upstart pilot whose adventures form a tale set in a world where humanity lives among the clouds in floating airships while avoiding the broken, poisoned earth. 'Wild Blue Yonder' features sky pirates, adventure 2013-06-19T16:34:08Z Watch if you wish “Children’s Hospital” was set on a doomed airship. What You Should Watch This Weekend: Amazon Pilots and ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Yet he loves airplanes and airships, which appear in nearly all his films. Review | What ties the magical worlds of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies together? 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z By contrast, Tom Banks's first novel is a rollicking adventure on board an airship. Fiction for older children – review 2013-03-30T15:00:02Z The question, instead, soon became this: If we are to fly — if we are to truly travel in the sky — will it be by airplane or will it be by airship? When Airplanes and Zeppelins Competed to Conquer the Skies 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z A kinetic airship, its polished design was based on the dirigible that famously circled the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1901, causing a worldwide sensation. Chris Burden's 'Ode to Santos Dumont' inspires wonder, delight 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z A tall, sun-scorched man, wearing a gold hoop earring and a paisley, silk bandanna snug on his head, approaches the airship. Building an airship with Chris Burden 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The waterfront promenade offers postcard-worthy views of Lake Constance, with Switzerland and the rising Alps visible on the far side, as well as the occasional airship sighting overhead. 5 Stops on Germany’s Whiskey Trail 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z A Houston butcher, Dellschau devoted his free time to envisioning fanciful airships like ones you might see in a Terry Gilliam movie. Art Review: Metro Show and Editions/Artists’ Book Fair 2013-01-24T22:27:36Z The explorers really did feel that they had tumbled out into a forest or onto an airship. Things to Do With Kids in N.Y.C. This Summer 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z “Needles and Artifice,” by the Ladies of Mischief, chronicles the escapades of a group of women through a mad-science-y world of airships, doppelgängers and friendship. Seattle knitters weave steampunk, needlecraft into book 2013-04-12T00:21:46Z A vitrine displays the cutting-edge technology of the time that was used to spot the airship: a radio device fitted in a wooden, glass-fronted box, with knobs on top. A Museum Show for the Spies of Tomorrow 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z But in July 1900 — three years before the Wright brothers would fly — Zeppelin soared for almost 18 minutes over Germany in a 420-foot airship filled with nearly 400,000 cubic feet of hydrogen. When Airplanes and Zeppelins Competed to Conquer the Skies 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Once an airship docking station, the Empire State Building now stands as an icon in New York City’s skyline. These Are the World's Most Iconic Landmarks 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Also on view are pieces of metal and fabric from the skin of the airship; and a cap, badge and boot that belonged to the German airmen. A Museum Show for the Spies of Tomorrow 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The skies above some of his rural landscapes, focusing on the outskirts of Paris — half a dozen of which are on show here — are adorned with such modern machines as a biplane and an airship. Rousseau’s Wide Circle of Devotees 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The first primitive dirigible was produced in 1852; there were working airships by the 1880s, and in 1909 Louis Blériot crossed the Channel in a plane. Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes – review 2013-05-18T07:45:02Z Historically, this archipelago was the isolated purview of turn-of-the-century airship explorers obsessed with finding the Northwest Passage; more recently Svalbard served as the fantastical setting for Phillip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy. Greeting the New Year in Earth’s Northernmost Settlement 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z See how technological innovations like tanks, airships, submarines and chemical weapons brought new terrors to the battlefield in "World War I: The First Modern War." TV This Week July 20 - 26: 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z In 1900 Freud published “The Interpretation of Dreams,” Ferdinand von Zeppelin’s airship took its first flight, and Max Planck formulated quantum theory. 'The Knick,' a Cinemax Medical Drama Set in 1900 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The world of the books is a familiar-yet-uncanny blend of old-fashioned technology — gas lights, airships — and advanced science, of everyday worries and fantastical creatures including witches and armored bears. Philip Pullman’s latest book is adventure for an anxious age 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z For me, the best parts are when the camera floats over foliage as if in some delicate airship, and when it zooms over a beach at dusk. Video of the year: 'Black Up' by Shabazz Palaces 2011-12-02T19:50:06Z It was the first American airship to be allowed into Havana. F. Gary Gray on Shooting in Cuba for ‘The Fate of the Furious’ 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z He's always known their family isn't normal, but until he finds himself slipping into another world, where airships roam the sky, he never really knew why. Sharon Gosling's top 10 children's steampunk books 2013-02-28T11:19:24Z Ericka, Mavis, and company give chase in an airship to help. ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ Review: Another Monster Mash 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The translucent airship glistens peacefully in the sunlight inside the Resnick Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as a crowd gathers and anticipation grows. Building an airship with Chris Burden 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In 1909, when women’s suffrage was omitted from the King’s Speech outlining the government’s legislative program, the league hired an airship to drop pamphlets over the capital. Making a mark: London’s historic blue plaques seek more diversity as 1,000th marker is unveiled 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The empty mall, the airship kegger, the erudite cocktail hour — in theory, you can attend them all. Column: It’s the end of social media as we know it. We should feel fine 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scientific research such as meteorology - and that it was an unintended and isolated event. New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z China has said it was a civilian airship. Factbox: US-China tensions intensify over tech to Taiwan flashpoints 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Beijing has argued it was a civilian airship. New Chinese ambassador to US acknowledges challenges in relations 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The Pentagon said China had used the balloon for spying; Beijing has insisted that the balloon was a civilian airship that had been blown off course, and has accused the United States of overreacting. China’s Foreign Minister Meets U.S. Envoy, Urges Washington to Reflect 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z In "exceptional situations", and when other options had been exhausted, the military would be allowed to foil a terrorist attack by sinking an enemy ship or airship, the government said on Thursday. Poland to boost military protection of Baltic energy infrastructure 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Beijing insisted the balloon was just an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds and had only limited “self-steering” capabilities. U.S. tracking balloon over Pacific; not China’s, not a threat 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z In the airship’s wake, the cross currents buffeting U.S.-China ties show how a profound lack of trust is swamping commercial links that once were seen as mutually beneficial. Heartland lawmakers push bans on Chinese purchases of American farms 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Officers in the airship saw him switch vehicles and directed police in patrol cars to the area to block an escape. Suspect identified in San Fernando Valley shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z China said it was a civilian airship used for meteorological purposes, and that it was accidentally blown off course into U.S. airspace. U.S. senators to propose legislation to mandate balloon tracking 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Beijing admitted the object belonged to them, but said it was a civilian airship blown off-course. US-China relations have seriously deviated, new foreign minister Qin Gang says 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z China said that the alleged spy balloon is a civilian airship used for meteorological purposes, and that it was accidentally blown off course into U.S. airspace. China says U.S. refused to share information on downed Chinese balloon 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Large solar panels attached to the airship appear to be visible, with equipment strung from a canopy that U.S. military officials have described as 200 feet tall. U.S. releases photo of Chinese balloon captured by U-2 spy plane 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “Even after the airship incident, the administration continues to sit on a list of competitive actions against China because it wants more high-level diplomatic dialogue,” a GOP Senate aide said. Opinion | In Munich, China slapped away America’s outstretched hand 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The airship, which was used for meteorological research, unintentionally entered U.S. airspace because of the westerlies and its limited self-steering capability. Opinion | China-U.S. relations should not be led astray by a wandering balloon 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z He described the balloon as “an unmanned airship that is civilian in nature” with limited steering ability and said that it had “veered off course” and been blown into U.S. airspace. A top Chinese official calls the U.S. balloon response ‘hysterical’ and says the war in Ukraine must not continue. 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z China has yet to divulge details backing up its claim that the balloon was a civilian meteorological airship, such as the name of the company that operated it. Distrust deepens over US-China balloon row 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z A day later, the airship moved off the coast of South Carolina and was shot down by a Sidewinder missile launched from an F-22 Raptor fighter jet. U.S. releases photo of Chinese balloon captured by U-2 spy plane 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Chinese military researchers have said that airships could be a potential alternative to satellites, including if satellites are knocked out in war. U.S. and China Vie in Hazy Zone Where Balloons, U.F.O.s and Missiles Fly 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The United States labeled the airship as China’s “spy balloon” of the People’s Liberation Army, and shot it down, though it posed no real security threat. Opinion | China-U.S. relations should not be led astray by a wandering balloon 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z There were stark differences between the suspected spy airship and the three objects that followed, and they were treated differently by the government. The week Biden had to decide whether to shoot down mysterious objects 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Military aircraft shot down the Chinese airship on Feb. 4 over the Atlantic Ocean. Biden says latest aerial objects likely unrelated to Chinese spying 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “The international competition for the stratosphere is still relatively open,” Jiang said in an interview that year, describing airships as the “secret weapon that countries around the world are vying to develop.” Before they floated abroad, China’s spy balloons were already used at home 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z A Shanghai real estate company that wagered there was more profit in high-altitude airships. Behind China’s Balloons, a Push for Business to Serve the Military 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The difficulty caused by the airship’s accidental entrance in U.S. airspace is yet another example. Opinion | China-U.S. relations should not be led astray by a wandering balloon 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z China’s claim comes two days after it first accused the United States of illegally flying balloons in its airspace, saying American airships had flown over China more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022. China Accuses U.S. of Flying Balloons Over Xinjiang and Tibet 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z China says the balloon was a unmanned weather airship that was accidentally blown off course and accuses the U.S. of overreacting in bringing it down with a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet. China threatens US entities over downing of balloon 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z China says the balloon was an unmanned weather airship that was accidentally blown off course and accuses the U.S. of overreacting in bringing it down with a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet. China threatens U.S. entities over downing of balloon 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Several Chinese makers of airships and their components that were blacklisted by the U.S. government last Friday over China’s balloon program have ties to this effort, corporate records and other Chinese documents show. Behind China’s Balloons, a Push for Business to Serve the Military 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z China continues to insist that the balloon was a civilian weather research airship that was blown off course. A balloon and 3 U.F.O.s 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z China says the unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course. UK to review security after unknown objects puzzle N America 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z China has asserted that the United States overreacted by downing the balloon, which the Chinese insist was a civilian airship that was blown off course. China Tries to Depict Furor Over Spy Balloon as Sign of U.S. Decline 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z China’s Foreign Ministry said the unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course. US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Likewise, the administration’s move to place five Chinese companies and a research institute that had supported military airship and balloon programs on a blacklist is aimed at preventing them from purchasing U.S. technology. Behind China’s Balloons, a Push for Business to Serve the Military 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Beijing says it was an unmanned airship made for meteorological research that had been blown off course. Taiwan threatens to shoot down any Chinese balloons 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z In a statement they admitted the object belonged to them, but added it was a "civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes" that had been blown off-course. How has China reacted to the balloon saga? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z It has suggested that the Biden administration shot down the airship to improve the president’s approval ratings and because he had been criticized by Republican lawmakers for not taking action sooner. China Tries to Depict Furor Over Spy Balloon as Sign of U.S. Decline 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The Air Force’s top officer, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, said Monday that the discovery of the Chinese airship “got all of our attention.” Objects shot down in Alaska, Canada less advanced than Chinese balloon 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Beijing has repeatedly said that the balloon discovered over the United States in late January was a civilian Chinese airship for scientific research gone astray. China says at least 10 U.S. balloons have flown in its airspace since 2022 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z US officials said the high-altitude balloon originated in China and was used for surveillance, but China said it was merely a weather-monitoring airship that had blown astray. Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Taking a near-apologetic tone - rare for Beijing - they characterised it as an accident, saying they "regretted the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure". How has China reacted to the balloon saga? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z U.S. and Canadian officials said the latest objects were much smaller than the Chinese airship that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4 after traversing the continental United States. Another aerial object, this time over Lake Huron, shot down by military 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z A flying object brought down over the remote northern coast of Alaska on Friday was more cylindrical and described as a type of airship. U.S. seeking identity, origin of objects shot down from sky 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z After the initial discovery of the balloon in late January, Beijing admitted the airship was Chinese and expressed “regret” that it had blown off-course. China says at least 10 U.S. balloons have flown in its airspace since 2022 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The U.S. said the unmanned balloon was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals, but Beijing insists it was a weather research airship that had accidently blown off course. U.S. holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z But there has been no evidence linking the company to the airship. How has China reacted to the balloon saga? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Searches continued over the weekend off the coast of South Carolina for that airship and near the north Alaskan town of Deadhorse for the object shot down Friday. Another aerial object, this time over Lake Huron, shot down by military 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Chinese Foreign Ministry’s said the unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course. U.S. seeking identity, origin of objects shot down from sky 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z F-22 Raptor downed the airship, China claimed it was the United States that had broken with international norms by “using force.” China says at least 10 U.S. balloons have flown in its airspace since 2022 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The Chinese airship was first detected near the Aleutian Islands. New unidentified ‘cylindrical’ object shot down over Canada 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z "The airship does not belong to the US. It belongs to China," she said, when asked if China had requested for the balloon's remnants to be returned. How has China reacted to the balloon saga? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Navy and Coast Guard personnel continued to recover remnants of the Chinese airship from the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. jet shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The response from China: China accused the United States of an “overreaction” and reiterated claims that the airship was a civilian vessel that had unexpectedly drifted off course. U.S. declassifies balloon intelligence, calls out China for spying 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z China accused the United States of an “overreaction” and reiterated claims that the airship was a civilian vessel that drifted off course. China says at least 10 U.S. balloons have flown in its airspace since 2022 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The U.S. side's insistence on shooting down China's civilian unmanned airship was a serious violation of international practice and has set a bad precedent, spokesperson Tan Kefei said. China says it declined phone call with U.S. over balloon incident 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The Pentagon on Wednesday said the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast Saturday was part of a program involving a number of such airships that China has been operating for “several years.” Beijing calls U.S. claims over balloons ‘information warfare’ 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Several wanted to know why the Chinese airship was allowed to float all the way to the Atlantic Ocean before it was shot down. U.S. jet shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z At the same time, some propaganda organs again subtly suggested the United States was racist against China for claiming the balloon was a spy airship and not a civilian weather balloon. Congress gets new details of PRC nuclear breakout 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z China says the balloon was an unmanned civilian airship used for meteorological research and has strongly protested the U.S. action while threatening unspecified countermeasures. China says it was smeared in Biden State of the Union speech 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The U.S. military shot down the unmanned airship on Saturday and U.S. Taiwan opposition leader in China as Beijing ups pressure 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, asked at a regular briefing on Tuesday whether China would ask for balloon fragments back, said that “the airship is not the United States’ — it is China’s.” After the balloon, China works on fixing U.S. ties while still looking tough 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The defense officials said they did so because the airship posed no apparent physical threat to Americans, and they wanted to collect as much information as they could about it. U.S. jet shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Three of the four instances took place during the Trump administration but were only recently identified as Chinese surveillance airships. Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Chinese officials have repeatedly said that the "airship is for civilian use and entered the US due to force majeure - it was completely an accident". US-China trade hits record high despite rising tensions 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z China has repeatedly insisted that the "airship is for civilian use and entered the US due to force majeure - it was completely an accident." China spy balloon: US Navy releases photos of debris 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday reiterated that the “unmanned airship” posed no threat and entered U.S. airspace accidentally. China says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The Pentagon did not disclose the Chinese balloon to the public until Feb. 1, when NBC News reported that the airship was over Montana near a U.S. air base that houses nuclear missiles. U.S. jet shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The U.S. military sent up fighter jets and other aircraft over the past week to observe the airship. Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z China has insisted the most recent incursion was unintended, claiming the airship was merely collecting weather data when it was blown off course. U.S. military failed to detect prior Chinese incursions, general says 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z China maintains it was a civilian airship that had flown off course while gathering meteorological data. China’s Balloon Dispute Aims Attention at Xi’s Leadership 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z "The unmanned airship in question that came from China is of a civilian nature and used for flight tests," she added. Second balloon over Latin America is ours - China 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The latest object, which officials say they have not conclusively identified, was roughly the size of a car, and much smaller than the Chinese airship shot down Saturday, said Brig. U.S. jet shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The ministry initially issued a statement, saying China “regrets that the airship strayed into the United States by mistake.” Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Response from China: China accused the United States of an “overreaction” and reiterated claims that the airship was a civilian vessel that had unexpectedly drifted off course. U.S. military failed to detect prior Chinese incursions, general says 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The report comes after the United States shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, further straining relations with Beijing which said the craft was a civilian airship that had accidentally strayed into U.S. airspace. North Korean balloon briefly spotted over South Korea, Seoul says 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The airship came from China, the country's foreign ministry confirmed Friday, but claimed it was a weather balloon that drifted off course. Pentagon reports past Chinese surveillance balloons near Florida, Texas 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Beijing has declared its “strong discontent and protest” about the craft’s being shot down and doubled down on its position that the balloon was a civilian research airship blown way off course by fierce winds. Your Monday Briefing 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The official flatly rejected China’s assertion that the airship moving over the United States was a weather balloon blown off course. Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Embassy on Sunday over the “U.S. attack on a Chinese civilian unmanned airship by military force.” China accuses US of indiscriminate use of force over balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z China says the airship was used for meteorological and other scientific purposes. U.S. working to recover suspected Chinese spy balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The airship came from China, the country's foreign ministry confirmed Friday, but claimed it was a weather balloon that drifted off course. Pentagon reports past Chinese surveillance balloons near Florida, Texas 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z China says the balloon was merely a weather research “airship” blown off course. China: U.S. violated ‘international practice’ in shooting down spy balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z It claimed that the balloon was a civilian research airship blown off course, not a tool for surveillance. Your Monday Briefing: The U.S. Shoots Down China’s Balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Xie repeated China’s insistence that the balloon was a Chinese civil unmanned airship that blew into U.S. mistake, calling it “an accidental incident caused by force majeure.” China accuses US of indiscriminate use of force over balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z China on Sunday condemned the U.S. action against what Beijing called an airship used for meteorological and other scientific purposes that had strayed into U.S. airspace "completely accidentally" - claims rejected by U.S. officials. Republicans criticize Biden for waiting to shoot down Chinese balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z China said on Friday an "airship" that is flying over the United States is for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes and voiced regret that it strayed into U.S. airspace. Qatar sends envoy to Afghan capital to meet with Taliban 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z "The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure," a foreign ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying. Balloon saga deflates efforts to mend US-China relations 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z China declared its “strong discontent and protest” at the shooting down and continued to claim the balloon was a civilian research airship blown off course. Silent Suffering 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The airship contains “sophisticated communications gear,” said one official. U.S. military downs Chinese balloon over Atlantic Ocean 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z China has claimed that the balloon was merely a weather research “airship” that had been blown off course. China says U.S. shooting down balloon a ‘serious violation of international practice’ 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z China has continued to claim that the balloon was merely a weather research “airship” that had been blown off course. U.S. considering plan to down Chinese balloon over Atlantic 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z On Friday, China finally acknowledged the balloon was its property, saying it was a civilian airship used for meteorological research, which deviated from its route because of bad weather. China balloon: US going to take care of it, says Joe Biden 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z China expressed regret that an "airship" used for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes had strayed into U.S. airspace. Biden says U.S. is 'going to take care of' Chinese balloon 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z China insists the balloon is just an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds and has only limited “self-steering” capabilities. China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z But the U.S. abruptly canceled the trip after the discovery of the huge balloon despite China’s claim that it was merely a weather research “airship” that had blown off course. China plays down Blinken’s canceled visit over balloon 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The two countries have issued competing claims about the nature of the airship. Balloon Incident Highlights Fragile State of U.S.-China Relationship 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z China expressed regret over the balloon over the US, saying it was a weather airship that had been blown astray. China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Within the past day, the airship moved over Montana, which is home to sensitive military installations including missile silos. Blinken postpones China trip as suspected spy balloon detected over U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z China insists it’s just an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds. China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Washington has described it as a spy balloon while China says it is an airship used for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes. China says political trust with Russia has deepened after envoy's visit 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Other experts offered another assessment: China may have intended for the airship to be discovered to regain the initiative and gauge Washington’s resolve when tested by Beijing. Balloon Incident Highlights Fragile State of U.S.-China Relationship 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The US has decided not to shoot down the high-altitude airship due to the danger of falling debris, China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z “It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes. Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course,” read the Foreign Ministry’s statement. Blinken postpones China trip as suspected spy balloon detected over U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Blinken’s trip cancellation came despite China’s claim that the balloon was merely a weather research “airship” that had blown off course. Second Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America, Pentagon says 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The government expressed regret that an "airship" used for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes had strayed. China balloon soaring over U.S. deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Others couldn’t understand why the airship — a sitting duck, or at least a gently floating one — wasn’t simply taken out by the Air Force. A Giant Balloon Floats Into Town, and It’s All Anyone Can Talk About 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z According to US officials, the airship floated over Alaska and Canada before appearing over the US state of Montana, which is home to a number of sensitive nuclear missile sites. China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, a representative explained the balloon as being "a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes." The Pentagon is tracking a mysterious Chinese "surveillance balloon" as it bobs around the U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In a statement that approached an apology, the Chinese foreign ministry said the balloon was a civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research. Second Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America, Pentagon says 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Eventually, the Chinese foreign ministry claimed the unmanned airship was used for weather research and had blown off course. Spy balloon row: High-altitude spying marks new low for US-China ties 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The disclosure about the spy balloon's maneuverability directly challenges China's assertion that the balloon was merely a civilian airship that had strayed into U.S. territory after being blown off course. Chinese spy balloon changes course, floating over central United States-Pentagon 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z On Friday, China finally acknowledged the balloon was its property, saying that it was a civilian airship used for meteorological research, which deviated from its route because of bad weather. China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z "The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure," the statement furthers. The Pentagon is tracking a mysterious Chinese "surveillance balloon" as it bobs around the U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z It said said the airship had limited “self-steering” capabilities and had “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds. Second Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America, Pentagon says 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z A Chinese balloon seen hovering over Montana this week has been described as an “intelligence-gathering” airship by the Pentagon and a stray civilian research airship by China. A Brief History of Spying With Balloons 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes,” said the statement on the ministry’s website. Chinese Spy Balloon or ‘Civilian Device’? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In a relatively conciliatory statement, the Chinese foreign ministry said late Friday that the balloon was a civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research. Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z "China regrets that the airship strayed into the United States by mistake due to force majeure. China will continue to maintain communication with the U.S. side to properly handle this accident," it said. China says balloon over U.S. is civilian vessel blown off course 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z An alleged Chinese spy balloon spotted over the US is a "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route, China says. Alleged spy balloon over US is weather device - China 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Another article in the same newspaper noted that airships in the upper reaches of the atmosphere could also become like “a thousand eyes” helping to monitor outer space. Suspected Spy Balloon Hampers China’s Efforts to Ease Tensions With U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course. The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into U.S. airspace due to force majeure.” Chinese Spy Balloon or ‘Civilian Device’? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The ministry said the airship has limited “self-steering” capabilities and “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds. Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The firm says it sees the Hindenburg, the airship that famously caught fire in the 1930s to the cry of “Oh, the humanity,” as the “epitome of a totally man-made, totally avoidable disaster.” What is Hindenburg Research, firm accusing Adani of fraud? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Named after the famous doomed airship, Hindenburg is what is known as an activist short seller on Wall Street. This Mogul Lost $36 Billion in Days. Who Is He, and What Happened? 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It was named after the high profile disaster of the Hindenburg airship in 1937 which ignited as it flew into New Jersey. Explainer: Who is behind Hindenburg, the company that is shorting Adani? 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Here, we can see how the Toad species lives, whether that’s the orderly fashion in which they manage a kitchen or the panic when Bowser’s airship comes into view. What to expect from Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios, including the Mario Kart ride 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z “The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into U.S. airspace due to force majeure,” the statement said, citing a legal term used to refer to events beyond one’s control. Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z It’s borne downward aboard a giant airship into a hodgepodge of bizarre and colorful imagery. ‘Strange World’ review: A story of fathers and sons — and a magic plant 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The three occasions on which non-royals were lain in state were the deaths of former British prime ministers William Gladstone and Winston Churchill as well as the victims of an airship crash in 1930. Explainer: How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z In 1936, he witnessed the Hindenburg airship, the world’s largest dirigible, as it passed over Brusque, which is about 700 miles south of Rio de Janeiro. Meet the centenarian who’s worked at the same company for 84 years 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z In Los Angeles, the department’s airships are a common sight and soundtrack of the city. A man with a knife was shot by police. Then an LAPD helicopter made things worse 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who grew up on the lake, invented the zeppelin and started building airships in Friedrichshafen in the late 1890s. Looking to bike in Europe? Lake Constance straddles three countries. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The suspected driver of the van fled on foot and was eventually found hiding in a tree behind a home with the assistance of an airship, Barclay said. Van with stolen catalytic converters crashes into deputy's car, authorities say 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z "It was the shock of what was happening. They sent us videos of their journey, airships bombing and firing, helicopters flying overhead." Ukraine: Cwmbran sisters 'broken' after helping family flee 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The neutrino is lost, but the electron is channelled into a 23-metre-long, steel vacuum chamber shaped like a Zeppelin airship, where its energy is measured precisely. How Light Is a Neutrino? The Answer Is Closer Than Ever 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z “It was only when insurgents began to notice coalition forces anticipating some of their covert operations that they realized those alien-looking airships had been watching — and recording — their every movement,” Lockheed Martin said. Pentagon to spend more than $50 million for blimps on the border 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z In the past, dozens of hydrogen airships that exploded or burned, including the Hindenburg fire of 1937, have convinced many that hydrogen is highly risky. Europe's gas firms prime pipelines for hydrogen highway 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Secrets of the Dead For decades, the exact cause of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster — which saw the airship exploding in flames upon landing — has remained a mystery. What's on TV Wednesday: 'Jay Leno's Garage,' CNBC; 'CMA Awards,' ABC; 'Intergalactic,' Syfy 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Brin, too, has invested in aviation, pouring money into his secretive airship company, Lighter Than Air Research and Exploration, according to TechCrunch. Step back like a billionaire: Previous tech titan exits offer examples for Bezos 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Robinson: We’re already seeing companies developing airships for short hops between cities, which would greatly reduce the carbon burn for this form of travel without adding too much to the trip time. What if American Democracy Fails the Climate Crisis? 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Here’s Black Widow on security detail, patrolling the silver-sleek Avengers Headquarters building, a multitiered structure with a slanted base and an airship up top. Is Disney's Avengers Campus worth an hours-long wait? Our expert advice 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Nova The new episode “Hindenburg: The New Evidence” searches for the cause of the infamous 1937 airship disaster from a fresh perspective offered by the discovery of new, never-before-seen amateur footage of the crash. What's on TV Wednesday: 'A Million Little Things,' 'Call Your Mother,' and more 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z “Nova” revisits a 1937 airship disaster that gave Led Zeppelin an image to put on the cover of its 1969 debut album in “Hindenburg: The New Evidence.” What’s on TV This Week: A Pink rock doc, Lil Nas X on 'SNL' and more 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z In 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey; 35 of the 97 people on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground. Today in History 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Stewart, a Prescott electrician, built a new airship embodying the principals of the Wright Brothers machine, but with many new improvements of his own. Arizona history -April 4-17 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z In 1933, the Navy airship USS Akron crashed in severe weather off the New Jersey coast with the loss of 73 lives. Today in History 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z In games with fewer players, the sheer size of the airship also means you may not see a lot of your crewmates. The huge new Among Us map gives you more ways to be sneaky 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The character later joined him to stop bad guys on an airship over San Francisco. Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and ‘That ’70s Show’ star, dies 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z A new airship map is expected next year. Among Us launches for the Nintendo Switch today 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z As demonstrated by the 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster, the fuel is extremely flammable. Hydrogen fuel could revolutionize airlines. Here's how that could look 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Whatever Brin’s motivation, this is a captivating story with great details about a billionaire’s mostly low-profile ventures into philanthropy, and his fascination with airships. Go read this Daily Beast story about Sergey Brin’s secret disaster relief team 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The airship is Among Us’ biggest map yet, but to my surprise, I actually didn’t feel all that overwhelmed in my first matches. The huge new Among Us map gives you more ways to be sneaky 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The Wingfoot Two, one of the Goodyear airships famous for hovering above major sporting events around the country, hasn’t seen much action with pro sports seasons suspended or canceled due to the pandemic. Goodyear blimp to fly over 11 Florida hospitals to thank health care workers ahead of Manning-Brady golf match 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Once the hull is completed, think about the decks and how your ship is powered – sails, oars or steam; seafaring or airship? Block party: eight brilliant Minecraft models to attempt at home 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z In the game, you play as either Gran or Djeeta, depending on the gender of the character you choose, the captain of an airship in a world of floating islands. Here’s a list of games you should play while you’re stuck inside avoiding the coronavirus 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z GBF follows the player’s character, named Gran or Djeeta depending on what gender you choose, who is the captain of an airship in a world of floating islands. Granblue Fantasy Versus is a great first fighting game 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The airship also adds a couple of new ways to get around, including ladders and a floating platform that moves you across a chasm. The huge new Among Us map gives you more ways to be sneaky 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “More witnesses = Hindenburg,” Mr. Holmes wrote Wednesday on Twitter, showing a picture of the flaming airship. To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z When you think about hydrogen and flight, the image that comes to mind for most is the Hindenburg airship in flames. The scientist powering drones with a 'happy gas' 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z One of the highlights of the film takes place in the German zeppelin airship. World War I inspired some cinematic masterpieces. Here are a few of them 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, he suffered severe burns before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship. Passages: Remembering those we lost in 2019 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z But the notable traits of many of the airship’s locations made them easier to recall when pleading my innocence in player meetings. The huge new Among Us map gives you more ways to be sneaky 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z He was the last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z And Mr. Brin is building an airship in a hangar near Google’s headquarters. How Google’s Founders Slowly Stepped Away From Their Company 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z He suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship before it crashed at the naval base in Lakehurst, New Jersey. This week’s passages 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Ballistic drones could also be good for space exploration, with “daughter rotorcraft” launched from landers and airships. This transforming drone can be fired straight out of a cannon 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z If you’re an imposter, the airship is a playground, packed with large objects and distant corners you can use to strategically hide the bodies of your crewmates. The huge new Among Us map gives you more ways to be sneaky 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z As the Hindenburg neared New Jersey, Mr. Doehner’s father used his movie camera to shoot some scenes of the naval air station from the airship’s dining room and then headed to his cabin. Werner Doehner, last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, dies at 90 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Despite being tossed from the airship, he suffered burns to his face, both hands and right leg down from the knee. Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at 90 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z His father headed to his cabin after using his movie camera to shoot some scenes of the station from the airship’s dining room. Werner Doehner, last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, dies at 90 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Set in an alternative reality full of airships, witches and giant polar bears, the eight-part drama is based on Northern Lights, the first book in Pullman's trilogy. Critics praise 'ravishing' His Dark Materials 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z At times, the airship can feel too big, though; at the default walking speed, it takes a long time to get from place to place. The huge new Among Us map gives you more ways to be sneaky 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The Commerce Department determined the accident was caused by a leak of the hydrogen that kept the airship aloft. Werner Doehner, last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, dies at 90 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z As the Rev Cannon admitted later: “God never willed that this airship should fly.” The ten most misleading American historical sites | James W Loewen 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z As the Hindenburg arrived, flames began to flicker on top of the airship. Werner Doehner, last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, dies at 90 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z My new friends Lora and Moll hoped to summon to our aid a gigantic moth, with roughly the dimensions of an airship, over which they exercised a strange interspecies erotic sway. Stewart Lee book extract: ‘My work became increasingly angry, bitter and incoherent’ 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Soon, footage emerged of the night’s festivities to background music from Star Wars, creating a montage that made it look as though the protesters were rebel fighters shooting down the airships of the evil empire. 'No tears, no blood': Hongkongers stage huge laser show to protest against arrests 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z On its return to the UK, the airship was unexpectedly redirected to Pulham in Norfolk, landing on 13 July. 'Our village was 1919's Cape Canaveral' 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z When Lieberman and Meek found the airship, one of three machines by the same artists, in that Ventura shop, the shop’s owner had also given them an old notebook with sketches and clippings. How to restore a 40-year-old flying machine 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Being lighter than air, it makes things float, which is why is was used in early airships. Lightweight of periodic table plays big role in life on Earth 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Another looked like an airship and had a tin propeller. Perspective | In 1909, The Post sponsored an auto parade 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The fantasy elements are for the most part underplayed, though there are “airships,” which are held aloft by balloons, and clockwork automata, along with, of course, the tower itself. In the "The Hod King," a man goes on a mystical quest when his wife vanishes on their steampunkish honeymoon 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z "They weren't sure if they were on the right course and they flew through the most terrible storms with the airship tipping up and down," said Mrs Moss King. 'Our village was 1919's Cape Canaveral' 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Over the years that their shop was open, they made, she figures, over 100 airships, plus lighthouses, submarines, motorcycles, motorhomes with tiny dentist’s offices inside and ships, including a 14-foot model of the USS Wisconsin. How to restore a 40-year-old flying machine 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z But hydrogen is highly explosive, and in 1937 the German airship the Hindenburg exploded on its attempt to dock with its mooring mast after a transatlantic journey, killing 36 people. Lightweight of periodic table plays big role in life on Earth 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z “The issue is getting past the giggle factor,” he said, noting that many still look down on airships as mere balloons. Modern airships to play bigger role in U.S. skies 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The airship took its first test flight in 2016, successfully taking off, turning, and landing, but its second test flight wasn’t so successful, as the airship crashed into a field, damaging the cockpit. Hybrid Air Vehicles has grounded its ‘flying bum’ prototype airship 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z In July, HAV revealed that it is to offer "luxury expeditions" when the airship tests were completed. World's longest aircraft grounded 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z What Lieberman had decided to do was not to sell the airship — she’s gotten many offers over the years — but to somehow find its makers and refurbish the machine. How to restore a 40-year-old flying machine 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Some of that is thematic — there are airships, haunted houses, and lots of Yoshi — but it’s also conceptual. New Super Mario Bros. U on Switch is the perfect complement to Super Mario Odyssey 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Customs and Border Protection officials recently admitted that five airships are flying above the Rio Grande Valley in the southernmost tip of South Texas to provide border security. Modern airships to play bigger role in U.S. skies 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Foreign entities, such as the German Zeppelin Transport Company, which operated the airship Hindenburg, had to make do with flammable hydrogen. The Fight over Abortion Heats Up, 1969; The Price of Helium, 1919 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Taylor Deen, 31, is a senior airship pilot for Goodyear in Carson, California. Blimp pilot always has a great seat at the game | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z In part, that was because their idea was just one of several being explored to achieve flight — with others betting on the success of gliders, airships and even kites. First flight of ion-drive aircraft 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Taylor Deen, 31, is a senior airship pilot for Goodyear in Carson, Calif. Always a Great Seat at the Game, if You Can Fly a Blimp 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Chris Caplice, executive director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics at MIT, says the market for airships will remain niche and “narrow.” Modern airships to play bigger role in U.S. skies 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The second proof of concept “developed and verified a packaging algorithm for the airship envelope to inform the entry, descent, and inflation analysis.” NASA eyes stunning 'cloud city' airship concept to explore Venus 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Titch knows that Wash will be killed on the mere suspicion of involvement in a white man’s death, so the pair flee Barbados in their airship. “Washington Black” Reveals the Bonds of Both Cruelty and Compassion 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Full throttle blastoff feels more like a slot-rocket than an airship about to take flight. Watch out, Tesla, Jaguar's I-Pace is prowling for your customers 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Goodyear’s airships are equipped with the basic tools all pilots use: fly-by-wire flight controls, electronic flight display, Garmin GPS, weather radar, etc. Always a Great Seat at the Game, if You Can Fly a Blimp 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Industry insiders hope the latest iteration of blimps, or airships, will soon play a larger role in modern aeronautics despite past failures. Modern airships to play bigger role in U.S. skies 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z On this date in 1929, the airship Graf Zeppelin sailed over Tucson on its world girdling journey. Today in Arizona History 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z I could gaze for hours at a massive circa 1920 aerial view of Washington, which looks like it was drawn in an airship floating above the Library of Congress. Perspective | His name was ‘Alexander Hamilton.’ New exhibits recount his words and deeds. 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Only 128 people are qualified to fly airships in the U.S., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Analysis | The blimp industry is changing, right over our noses 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Assembly of the airship began a year ago. Goodyear’s latest new technology airship nearing completion 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z He categorized airships as “undervalued technology” that offers governments, militaries and businesses key opportunities, from counter-narcotics policing to surveying minerals to border protection. Modern airships to play bigger role in U.S. skies 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The old mark for a water skier being towed by a blimp or airship was nearly 5 miles. 2 weeks of odd news: 2 men said dead; 2 brides, 2 stinks 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The collection includes relics from the height of the airship age and miniature versions of Goodyear blimps. Blimp-loving collector donates memorabilia to Ohio college 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z They haven’t filled airships with flammable hydrogen for about 80 years. Analysis | The blimp industry is changing, right over our noses 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Workers for Zeppelin, the German company constructing the airship, are expected to soon attach the gondola to the airship’s “envelope.” Goodyear’s latest new technology airship nearing completion 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Our first glance at the Golden City, Wakanda’s capital, is when King T’Challa’s airship pushes past the holographic camouflage that keeps the nation hidden from prying outsiders. Black Panther’s Wakanda is a transportation utopia with a dash of reality 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z In “Beatrice,” a physician falls in love with an airship, while in “Who is Arvid Pekon,” a new employee starts working in a weird call center. 18 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this February 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Gross runs a consulting company catering to airship manufacturers and operators. Blimp-loving collector donates memorabilia to Ohio college 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z With the new Zeppelins, which cost a reported average of $21 million each, airships are catching up with eight decades of aviation technology. Analysis | The blimp industry is changing, right over our noses 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z An airship with night-vision capabilities hovered over the damage late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, as rescue crews refused to spare a minute in their search. Many still trapped as death toll rises in Montecito mudslides 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z An airship with night-vision capabilities hovered over the damaged area through the early morning hours. Death toll from slides rises to 15 with air rescues set to begin in Montecito – Los Angeles Times 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z In a matter of hours overnight, Goodyear raised a giant inflatable hanger that will be the permanent home of one of the company’s new semi-rigid airships that replaced its original blimps. Hangar inflates and just like that LA has home for airship 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z French scientists will collaborate with engineers at Cairo University to develop two types of camera-wielding explorer that can squeeze through a hole less than 3.5 centimetres wide: a tubular robot and a miniature airship. Arctic fishing, robot explorers and Chinese medicines It’s impossible to simulate the atmospheric mayhem that remains an airship pilot’s primary opponent. Analysis | The blimp industry is changing, right over our noses 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z The contract also included training, maintenance, construction of an airship hangar and construction of a 12-room hotel for the Aria staff at the army base near Pattani in the south, he said. Thailand’s bad blimp buy haunts military 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z “Many years ago,” she says, “the Mongol Reds from the Gobi Desert conquered Asia from their great airships held aloft by gravity Repellor Rays. They destroyed Europe, then turned toward peace-loving America.” How the Pentagon snatched innovation from the jaws of defeat 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Worlds Adrift features pirates tasked with building an airship, recruiting crew and taking control of skies dotted with floating islands. Skype co-founder's fund Atomico backs Worlds Adrift games maker 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Robot explorers A research consortium is developing tiny robotic airships to explore hard-to-reach spaces inside historic buildings while causing minimal damage, according to plans outlined on 28 November. Arctic fishing, robot explorers and Chinese medicines Players won't get booted from a world after meeting its prime objective, which in Odyssey involves collecting tokens called Power Moons that fuel Mario's airship. 8 Things We Learned After Playing 'Super Mario Odyssey' 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The technology also faces a perception problem stretching back to the Hindenburg air disaster in 1937, when a hydrogen-filled airship exploded in New Jersey. Hamburg Ready to Fill Up With Hydrogen. Customers Aren’t So Sure. 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Labs account for only around 6% of the helium market; most helium is used in the electronics industry, hospital magnetic resonance imaging scanners, and airships and balloons. Qatar blockade hits helium supply 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Worlds Adrift features pirates tasked with building an airship, recruiting crew and taking control of skies dotted with floating islands. Skype co-founder's fund Atomico backs Worlds Adrift games maker 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z But gripping the throttle of Goodyear’s new airship, he said he felt the same thrill he’d looked for his whole life. Old dogs, new blimps: Goodyear pilots need to be retrained 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z There are fewer airship pilots than astronauts, making it one of the rarest jobs in the world. Old dogs, new blimps: Goodyear pilots need to be retrained 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Army hydrogen airship that was based at Langley Field in Hampton. Virginia to place 12 new historical markers 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday says the airship was returning to the Erin airport June 15 because the winds were too strong. NSTB report says fabric tears caused blimp crash at US Open 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Mystery or phantom airships in the late 19th and early 20th centuries captured headlines from the California Bay Area to the Midwest and in New England, Europe and New Zealand. Flying saucers still evasive 70 years after pilot’s report 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z But it’s the difficulty of piloting an airship that draws people in the first place. Old dogs, new blimps: Goodyear pilots need to be retrained 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z If you cause enough trouble in the city and try to escape by swimming away, you may see soldiers and mechs and airships plopping helplessly into the ocean. Crackdown 3 is like the original, but layered with big, fun, chaotic ideas 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z It’s unclear whether Brin’s airship will be put to commercial use. Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly building a $100 million ‘air yacht’ to help the poor 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The pilot was approaching the airstrip at an altitude of about 200 feet when he encountered a thermal updraft, which sent the airship up to 500 feet. NSTB report says fabric tears caused blimp crash at US Open 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Brin’s airship was originally intended to use hydrogen as a lifting gas. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Though the Hindenburg disaster helped end the airship era 80 years ago, Goodyear kept its fleet to advertise its tires over baseball games and golf championships. Old dogs, new blimps: Goodyear pilots need to be retrained 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The pledge may be funded by a tax on airship sales and aircraft repairs. General Election 2017: Greens aim to end 'period poverty' - BBC News 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z His fascination with airships was sparked by visits to the Ames Research Center, which is next to the Alphabet headquarters. Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly building a $100 million ‘air yacht’ to help the poor 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The new airships look like the original blimps and uses helium, but they aren’t technically blimps because they have a fixed structure holding the balloon in place. Goodyear building 3rd airship in Ohio, will be ready in 2018 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z “If you want to travel in style like the airships of old then you need something large,” Hall said. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The airship was due to turn around in record time. The Hindenburg disaster, 80 years on: a 'perfect storm of circumstances' 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z It will look at funding them by taxing other products and services such as air craft repairs and maintenance and airship sales. General Election 2017: Greens aim to end 'period poverty' - BBC News 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s been 80 years since the German airship Hindenburg burst into flames at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. The Latest: Group marks 80th anniversary of Hindenburg blast 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z “It’s all about Hometown Innovation here in their backyard,” said Emily Cropper, senior PR manager for airship communications. Ohio students tour Goodyear blimp hangar; explore careers 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z If an airship off-loads a heavy cargo, it needs to load up with a similar weight in ballast to avoid shooting skywards. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z In reality, thanks to the advent of the passenger plane, the airship business was already sliding towards obsolescence. The Hindenburg disaster, 80 years on: a 'perfect storm of circumstances' 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z She recalled that for a decade Long Beach was once the home of another icon: the Spruce Goose, the giant airship designed by famed aviator Howard Hughes. Does it make sense to spend up to $289 million to repair the Queen Mary? 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The wreath ceremony was organized by the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, which preserves airship history. The Latest: Group marks 80th anniversary of Hindenburg blast 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Although the blimp’s replacement, Wingfoot Two, will look about the same when it arrives at Goodyear’s airship base in Carson later this year, it will be a semirigid dirigible. Goodyear deflates last blimp but keeps familiar form in flight 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Brin’s airship will use a system of internal gas bladders to control its buoyancy, allowing it to off-load almost anywhere in the world, according to multiple sources. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The craft’s historic gondola will be displayed at Goodyear’s Ohio airship base. The Latest: Last blimp goes flat but Goodyear will still fly 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Its replacement, “Wingfoot Two,” will look about the same when it arrives at Goodyear’s California airship base in Carson later this year. Goodyear retires blimps but keeps familiar form in flight 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z A wreath-laying ceremony was held Saturday evening at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, where the German airship crashed. The Latest: Group marks 80th anniversary of Hindenburg blast 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z But the idea for a fleet of large airships, disclosed in filings to the U.S. Oil drops for first time in nine sessions on report of increased stockpiles 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “It’s going to be massive on a grand scale,” said one, adding that the airship is likely to be nearly 200 meters long. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Carried by an airship, the warehouses would visit places Amazon expects demand for certain goods to boom. Amazon files patent for flying warehouse - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Planes, airships, stars, cosmonauts, Lenin’s pioneers and military men all adorned festive trees in Soviet Russia. AP PHOTOS: Russia’s Christmas decorations factory 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Climb the rusting staircase up to the girders of the hangar, then look down from the vertiginous heights, and it is hard not to admire the engineers who once combed the exterior of the airships. Brazil's zeppelin gravesite offers last link with the bygone age of the airship 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Straightline, the only announced operator of the airships, expects to convert a letter of intent into a firm order for 12 of the aircraft in early 2017, chief operating officer Mark Dorey said on Wednesday. Lockheed's hybrid airships gets launch customer in Canada 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Brin wants the gargantuan airship, funded personally by the billionaire, to be able to deliver supplies and food on humanitarian missions to remote locations. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The game’s multiplayer mode, where players will spend most of their time, allows wannabe soldiers to pull off such outlandish feats as taking on tanks on horseback and reigning down on troops from airships. The Great War? ‘Battlefield’ plots to make WWI entertaining 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 photo Leos Valka, a co-creator, sits on a rooftop overlooking a giant object resembling a zeppelin airship at an arts center in Prague, Czech Republic. Czech center builds giant 'airship' for literature 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The original Zeppelin company still exists and recently resumed small-scale operations with tourist airship flights. Brazil's zeppelin gravesite offers last link with the bygone age of the airship 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The airship is still awaiting certification from Transport Canada. Lockheed's hybrid airships gets launch customer in Canada 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The sources revealed details of the airship on the condition of anonymity, citing confidentiality agreements. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z He created the first practical manned airship ever produced in Japan during the early 1900s. 2 more to join the ranks of international ballooning fame 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The airship is named Gulliver, the hero of Jonathan Swift's classic, who visited a flying island of Laputa during his adventurous travels. Czech center builds giant 'airship' for literature 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Shortly after shooting down the airship Robinson, who was born in India and spent his childhood in Cumbria, wrote the following in a letter to his parents: Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Lockheed is working with Hybrid to target a commercial market for the slow-moving airships. Lockheed's hybrid airships gets launch customer in Canada 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, early in 2015 Brin asked Weston to build a one-tenth scale model of a variable buoyancy airship to test its air worthiness, one source said. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z There’s a daring rescue mission that takes place on a massive luxury airship, and ends with a staggeringly huge squid monster being impaled on a skyscraper. The Final Fantasy XV movie is a confusing, beautiful mess 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Airlander 10, the butt-shaped airship that just flew for the first time last week, crashed earlier this morning on its second test flight, damaging the cockpit. The 'flying bum' aircraft crash-landed on its second test flight 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The revolutionary bullets he used helped end the airship threat - but also led to people on the home front facing an even greater danger. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z That accident and others - including the fiery 1937 crash in New Jersey of the Hindenburg, which killed 35 - dashed the dream of the airship as a mode of transportation for decades. Giant helium-filled airship Airlander takes off for 1st time 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The partnership with Pasternak did not continue, and he continues to develop his own airship designs. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z That accident and others — including the fiery 1937 crash in New Jersey of the Hindenburg, which killed 35 — dashed the dream of the airship as a mode of transportation for decades. Giant helium-filled airship Airlander takes off for 1st time 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The airship is not allowed to fly at night during the test stage. Airlander 10: Maiden flight at last for longest aircraft - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The airships consisted of a gondola or carriage hanging below a large-gas-filled balloon propelled by an engine. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z If all goes well, the company hopes to be building a 12 more airships by 2018. ‘Flying Bum’ edges out of hangar before debut flight 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Those flight tests apparently went well, as in April Bloomberg News reported that construction of a full-size airship was under way. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z A device which can help repair holes in airships has been developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works. How a 'spider' could keep an airship airworthy - BBC News 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z North Weald in Essex was established in 1916 as an RAF base for fighter planes to combat airship raids over London. North Weald airfield: Centenary celebrates 'pivotal' RAF station - BBC News 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z His fame as the airship destroyer saw him treated particularly badly and, with his health weakened by punishments inflicted following several unsuccessful escape attempts, he finally succumbed to influenza on 31 December, 1918. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z While helium is popularly associated with party balloons or airships, liquid helium is heavily used as a coolant for rocket fuel, MRI machines, industrial leak detection, nuclear power and other applications. Giant helium field could inflate the world’s dwindling supply 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The airship now being built uses helium, according to a source with knowledge of the project’s current status. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Known as a "spider", one half the device is located on the outside of the airship while the other half is on the inside. How a 'spider' could keep an airship airworthy - BBC News 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z A version of the airship was sold to Grupo Toyan, a Mexican company that intended to use it to monitor oil pipelines. The Stratolaunch is huge, but it's not the strangest aircraft ever built in Southern California 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z From their first use in January 1915, German airships became a greatly feared foe. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z At least I'm told it is — I was too busy being run over by a tank built like an oversized steel shoebox to notice the vast airship appearing in the sky. Battlefield 1 feels like modern combat in a rebooted World War I 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, it will take time for cargo airships to get off the ground. Airships in the Arctic 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The updraft around the structure scuttled plans for airship landings. New York Above 800 Feet 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z It's far larger than a cathedral or an airship hangar, and once housed six monstrous electric arc furnaces making steel from scrap. The rise and fall of Britain's steel industry - BBC News 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The terror the airships induced was amplified by the fact conventional attempts to shoot them down typically failed. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z At first glance, it seemed EA was drawing influence from Bioshock Infinite by giving its early 20th century shooter a steampunk vibe that would lean heavy on airships and reimagined industrial technology. Everything we know about the WWI-themed Battlefield 1 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z So why aren’t airships already a fixture in the Arctic sky? Airships in the Arctic 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The next day, in another area of the vast campus, formerly home to naval airships, sits another group of recruits. At the TSA Academy, lessons are hands-on because the stakes are high 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z He flew across the Arctic in 1925 and again later in an airship. Explorer recreates 700-mile sled ride last completed in 1905 - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The first and arguably most famous was the Zeppelin, a term which later became a catch-all for airships. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The first civilian deaths inflicted by German airships during World War One are being remembered on the 100th anniversary. Bury St Edmunds Zeppelin terror raids remembered 100 years on - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Although expensive fuel increased airships’ cost advantage over planes, the commodities boom boosted resource firms in the north. Airships in the Arctic 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z LONDON—The age of the airship is preparing for a new dawn. Nearly 80 Years After the Hindenburg Disaster, Airships Are Poised for a Comeback 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Miyazaki is most clearly felt in the movie's mechanical wonders, from the clanking robot suits to the derelict airships to the charcoal-puffing steam cars, with their calliope engines. Miyazaki meets Pixar in April and the Extraordinary World 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z An independent study commissioned by the company suggests a potential demand for around 600 hybrid airships around the world over the next 20 years, creating a marketplace worth $50 billion. The world's biggest aircraft is floating but not yet flying 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Hybrid Air Vehicles hopes to be building 12 of the airships a year by 2018. World's longest aircraft readies for first flight in Britain 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Now, soaring above such unrealistic options, an old technology is being touted as a new solution: airships. Airships in the Arctic 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Militaries, which were early adopters of the initial airships, remain prospective customers, industry officials said, for roles such as coastal and ocean surveillance. Nearly 80 Years After the Hindenburg Disaster, Airships Are Poised for a Comeback 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z But analysts said the market for such airships is uncertain. Back to blimps? Lockheed Martin will show off its Hybrid Airship 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z For the moment, the dream of bringing back the airship isn't completely aloft, but it's certainly afloat — just a few meters above the ground. The world's biggest aircraft is floating but not yet flying 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z In high school, in Ukraine, Pasternak formed an airship club; at Lviv National University, where he studied civil engineering, he established an airship-design bureau. Igor Pasternak, the Blimp-Maker 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Images of the Hindenburg’s fiery crash landing in 1937 are seared into memory, framing an unforgettable end to the era of great, vulnerable airships. Book Review: Novel probes fiery end of airship era 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Unlike traditional airships, hybrid airships rely on both their internal gas and their aerodynamic shape for lift. Nearly 80 Years After the Hindenburg Disaster, Airships Are Poised for a Comeback 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Before long, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, and other countries began building airships. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Made as part of a design challenge, the airships do battle, firing infrared beams at each other, to disable opponents. Duelling Zeppelins: The greatest toy you can't buy? - BBC News 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Unfazed, Pasternak now aims to produce a fleet of “Aeroscraft” cargo airships, the largest of which will be more than nine hundred feet long and able to carry five hundred tons. Igor Pasternak, the Blimp-Maker 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z This fall, he announced the coming of Mini Museum 2, with pieces of the Hindenburg airship, meat from a 19,000-year-old mammoth leg and skin from a dinosaur. Sterling man builds ‘Mini Museum’ into thriving company with insatiable demand 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Hybrid Air Vehicle’s chief executive, Stephen McGlennan, said the company also is raising money to start building its first production airships next year. Nearly 80 Years After the Hindenburg Disaster, Airships Are Poised for a Comeback 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z It took two hundred and fifty thousand cows to make one airship. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Federal Aviation Administration approved a certification plan developed by Lockheed Martin for its hybrid airships, the company said, taking it one step closer to starting commercial deliveries of the airships. Lockheed gets FAA approval for hybrid airship plan 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z William Leefe Robinson, then aged 21, was the first airman to fell a Zeppelin airship, the world's first long-range bomber, used by Germany over southern England. Victoria Cross heroes of World War One - BBC News 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z A US army airship broke free from its mooring and was left drifting above Pennsylvania on Wednesday. F16 fighter jets tracking US army blimp that broke free from mooring 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Keep in mind that this airship was approximately 242 feet in length — or about two thirds of a football field. The Best Tweets About the Rogue Military Blimp That Got Loose 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Advances in fabric-manufacturing technology—including the invention, in 1839, of vulcanized rubber, by the American merchant Charles Goodyear— prompted a frenzy of airship innovation. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The airship's four hovercraft-like landing pads allow it to set down on flat land without being required to be moored on large towers like traditional airships. Lockheed gets FAA approval for hybrid airship plan 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The airship, which is approximately as long as a football field, was traveling at an elevation of about 15,000 ft. above sea level, significantly below the level of most commercial flights. Military Blimp Breaks Free From Mooring and Leads F-16 Jets on Chase 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Lee Fang, an investigative reporter at The Intercept, noted that Raytheon on Tuesday posted a job opening for someone to watch the airship. F16 fighter jets tracking US army blimp that broke free from mooring 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The colossal Grade II*-listed Cardington Airship Sheds - on the edge of Bedford - are vital to the history of airship technology. The stone dinosaurs and other treasures in danger - BBC News 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z A new generation of airship engineers, some backed by significant government and private investment, is convinced that, given new technologies and new materials, the public can be sold on airships. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z These airships were first used as instruments of war during the U.S. Take Flight With 15 Uplifting Pictures of Hot Air Balloons 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z In 1924, Grace Coolidge became the first first lady to christen a vessel — an airship built by Zeppelin Airship Co. Navy sub 'Illinois' christened by Michelle Obama 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Police warned residents to contact the police if they spotted the airship. F16 fighter jets tracking US army blimp that broke free from mooring 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z It now houses the prototype for a new generation of airships. The stone dinosaurs and other treasures in danger - BBC News 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Every airship engineer I talked to asked me to disregard the Hindenburg. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z These airships were first used as instruments of war during the U.S. Take Flight With 15 Uplifting Pictures of Hot Air Balloons 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z It put an end to airship mania, except in Germany. Why Dreaming Big Can Be a Huge Waste of Time And Money 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z One of the most useful roles for aircraft and airships in the First World War was for reconnaissance. Aircraft Communication, 1915 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The second airship was briefly sent aloft Aug. 18 and again Aug. 22. How a $2.7 billion air-defense system became a 'zombie' program 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “When we first started this, there was a lot of giggle factor,” Bob Boyd, the program manager for Lockheed’s airship, told me. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z These airships were first used as instruments of war during the U.S. Take Flight With 15 Uplifting Pictures of Hot Air Balloons 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z What a lot of people don’t realize is that 26 prior Zeppelins also burst into flames, crashed, and killed people, including some American hydrogen airships. Why Dreaming Big Can Be a Huge Waste of Time And Money 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Lawrence, who joined FAA in 2010, previously led the agency's Kansas City-based Small Airplane Directorate, which is charged with regulating small aircraft, airships and balloons. FAA names two new officials to lead on drone policy 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Even if all those problems could be overcome, it would be prohibitively expensive to deploy enough of the airships to protect the United States along its borders and coasts. How a $2.7 billion air-defense system became a 'zombie' program 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “The world thought this was old technology: those airships, ha ha ha. And everybody would mention the H-word—we don’t say the H-word—and it was, like, O.K., but that’s not the point.” A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Long since blimps stopped being useful, besides as floating billboards, America still associates the airship, somewhat ironically, with the tire company Goodyear. Say Goodbye to the Famous Goodyear Blimp 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z "But the most impressive features are the glass cockpit that is all fly-by-wire, the most state-of-the-art avionics in airships today," Tasker said. Goodyear retiring blimps, rolling out new, more maneuverable model of the cigar-shaped craft 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z He recalled that on an otherwise routine flight over Massachusetts on May 6, 1937, he glimpsed a massive airship heading southwest. Dr. Forrest Bird, Inventor of Medical Respirators and Ventilators, Dies at 94 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Nearly $20 million was spent just to pour the massive concrete footings needed to anchor the airships, according to a congressional analyst who has tracked the program. How a $2.7 billion air-defense system became a 'zombie' program 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “This was: yes, I really can create the cargo airship.” A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The airship is also equipped with the Air Cushion Landing System that allows it to maneuver on the ground, acting like a hovercraft. A Comprehensive Look At Lockheed Martin's Hybrid Airships 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Forty-eight of the 56 crew and passengers died in the crash which ended Britain's work on large airships for many years. Haunting images of the UK's redundant RAF bases - BBC News 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Spotting airship LZ37 he attacked, was driven off by machine-gun fire, but gained enough altitude to swoop down on the airship, dropping a bomb on it and destroying it. Fighting Zeppelins with Airplanes, 1915 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z But software problems with the fire-control radar have kept the required second airship on the ground for most of this year. How a $2.7 billion air-defense system became a 'zombie' program 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “You can leave your shoes here,” Boyd said, and he went up inside the hull of the airship, hoisting himself through the opening, which had turned into a madly flapping tube. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Some of the environment puzzles are exceptional, like a sequence that plays out high above Gotham, where you’re basically playing Super Monkey Ball with airship cargo. 5 Things I Absolutely Love in Batman: Arkham Knight 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z "The legacy of those old airships is the stunningly huge and impressive space," said Mr Daniels. Haunting images of the UK's redundant RAF bases - BBC News 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The city of Hull was bombed several times by Zeppelin airships during World War One. The day World War One came to Hull - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Arsenal finally won their first cup three years later, beating Huddersfield Town 2-0 as the Graf Zeppelin airship hovered like a brooding menace over Wembley. A brief history of ... the rise and fall of the FA Cup, England's Super Bowl 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Gradually, as I watched the cartoon desert, I began to see that our simulated airship was, in fact, simulating flight. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Beginning in Los Angeles on April 13th, Hendrick’s Air will introduce the Flying Cucumber, an airship granting rides to select few on its journey from coast to coast. You Can Now Drink Gin In A Flying Cucumber 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z The site is home to two giant sheds, built for airships in the 1920s, which are now Grade II-listed buildings. Haunting images of the UK's redundant RAF bases - BBC News 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The brainchild of Count von Zeppelin, a retired German army officer, the airship was capable of travelling at about 50mph and carrying up to two tonnes of bombs. The day World War One came to Hull - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z About 200 firefighters, two bulldozers and four airships were used to fight the blaze, officials said. Apple Valley fire ignited from controlled burn; evacuations lifted 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Weather wasn’t a concern for the modern airship pilot; onboard satellite systems permit him to avoid storms, fly around them, or hover somewhere and wait. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z A former Navy blimp pilot, he worked in NASA’s advanced materials and structures applications division and specialized in airship design and construction. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z HAV aims to build "hundreds" of the airships, which it says are ideal for carrying large loads into disaster zones without airports. Haunting images of the UK's redundant RAF bases - BBC News 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Gone are most of the buildings where people were trained to maintain airships America would count on in times of war and in times of peace. Not forgotten, not quite gone: Abandoned Air Force base 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z We saw the knights of The Order storm an airship, but nobody really remembers that. 'The Order: 1886' Proves We're In A Golden Era Of Gaming 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z A blimp is just one type of airship, usually a small one, and always nonrigid, meaning that it has no structural hull; its shape is maintained by the pressure of the lifting gas within. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Morrison’s exclamation—”Oh, the humanity!”—became famous, and hydrogen-filled airships became a matter of history too, as that was pretty much the end of their commercial use. Why a JetBlue Tweet About 'Bluemanity' Was Controversial 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The airship uses diesel fuel to power propellers for steering, taking off, and landing, and each propeller is powered by a 325 hp V8 engine. The UK government wants to get this massive airship back in the air 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z In 1926, the airship Norge became the first aircraft to reach the North Pole, on an expedition organized by Norwegian Roald Amundsen and American Lincoln Ellsworth. A curious British airship experiment 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Recently, the agency suggested sending humans to airships floating in Venus’ atmosphere. Space exploration is back, in a very big way 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z “When I drop the cargo, what happens to the airship?” A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z However, when the majestic Hindenburg, the largest hydrogen-filled zeppelin ever made, caught fire and crashed to the ground in 1937, killing 36 people, the disaster effectively ended the use of airships as passenger transport. Whatever happened to the future? 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The third act involves a spectacular mass battle scene that matters in ways that the “exploding airships” climax of The Winter Soldier or any number of “everything blows up” action climaxes did not. 'Guardians Of The Galaxy,' 'Selma,' And The Best Films Of 2014 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The Toronto Star newspaper christened it a "wonder airship" and the Manchester Evening News called it a "beautiful sight, the sun glinting brilliantly" on its hull. A curious British airship experiment 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The vehicle designed to explore the atmosphere is a helium-filled airship that runs on solar power. NASA scientists propose sending humans to the skies of Venus 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Recently, inside one of them, Bob Boyd showed me a puffy white airship the size of a dairy barn. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Not to mention the Final Fantasy staple of airships. 'Final Fantasy Type-0 HD' Trailer Shows A World At War 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z There may yet be hope for the hovercraft, the autogyro and the airship. A phoenix rises 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z "But really, like going into space, the brave thing was flying the airship in the first place." A curious British airship experiment 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z But these scientists say that the atmosphere of Venus, explored by an airship, may be more hospitable to human missions. NASA scientists propose sending humans to the skies of Venus 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z But when the fledgling airship team showed him some drawings he was hooked. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z A small crowd, including a priest and five members of Congress, gathered in a giant hangar in Tustin this week to christen Igor Pasternak's latest airship. Airship dedication reminds Worldwide Aeros chief of deferred dream 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The helicopter was still on the field at Helen Bernstein High School in the 1300 block of North Wilton Place as of 7 a.m. as maintenance crews were tending to the airship. LAPD helicopter makes precautionary landing at school used in 'Glee' 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z He decided to use airships, still at the experimental stage as passenger craft, to aid his research. A curious British airship experiment 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z So it includes "balloons, whether fixed or free, airships, kites, gliders and flying machines". Ten laws that India should scrap 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Boyd again invited me to punch the airship, so I made a fist and gave it a jab. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Trained as a civil engineer, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1993, determined to start a company that would one day build cargo-hauling airships. Airship dedication reminds Worldwide Aeros chief of deferred dream 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z It’s the BAT, for buoyant airborne turbine, a robotic airship being developed by Altaeros Energies, a company founded in 2010 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A lighter-than-air turbine to harness high-altitude winds In contrast, after the war, the government became involved in efforts to turn airships into luxurious passenger craft, able to compete with ocean liners and linking the British Empire more quickly. A curious British airship experiment 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The huge airship - as long as three football fields and 15 stories tall - was considered the most luxurious means to cross the Atlantic at the time. Werner Franz, survivor of Hindenburg crash, dies 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z That day, the airship was filled with air, as is typical for routine maintenance checks. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z A German man thought to be the last surviving flight crew member of the Hindenburg airship that crashed 77 years ago has died at the age of 92. Last Survivor of Hindenburg Flight Crew Dies 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z At 7:25 p.m., with the tail of the craft unusually low, flames broke out in the rear of the airship. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 Manned airships programmes largely ended after the German Hindenburg crashed at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in May 1937, with the loss of 35 of those on board. A curious British airship experiment 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z “His older brother worked at a fancy hotel in Frankfurt where the passengers and the captain stayed overnight before the airship took off early in the morning,” he said. Werner Franz, survivor of Hindenburg crash, dies 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Advances in material technology made nonrigid airships the better design choice, in Boyd’s view. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Britain survived by bringing in convoys watched over by airships. Arthur Conan Doyle's eerie vision of the future of war 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Leaking hydrogen was ignited by an electromagnetic spark, and within seconds the linen membrane of the airship was engulfed in flames. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 High-altitude airships are still in their relative infancy. Airships That Carry Science Into the Stratosphere 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Here, airships and mechanical men intermingle with more mundane aspects of the 19th century to create an environment that is both familiar and charmingly strange. Play '80 Days,' a steampunk remix of Jules Verne's classic novel 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z In fact, all of the leading prototypes in the race to bring back the airship are chimerical combinations of the same technologies. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The data include civil and commercial fatalities as well as fatalities from cargo, positioning, ferry, test flight accidents, and civil and military airship accidents. Despite Dual Malaysia Airlines Disasters, Still Safest Period of Air Travel 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z But the era of the airship came to a ghastly end on May 6, 1937, when the Hindenburg burst into flames as it was attempting to land at a naval station in Lakehurst, N.J. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 This problem is compounded in a stratospheric airship, which must maintain its aerodynamic shape as it ascends through rapid temperature and pressure changes between layers of the atmosphere. Airships That Carry Science Into the Stratosphere 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Jet-fueled planes ended up fulfilling that ambition more adroitly, but the Airlander is the product of a team passionately convinced that airships still have a role to play in the modern world. Airlander 10: up close with the gigantic airship the US Army wanted 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z William Crowder, a senior fellow at the Logistics Management Institute, a nonprofit consulting firm that works with both civil and defense agencies, has been tracking the development of the modern airship for twenty years. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Greenpeace, and and the Tenth Amendment Center orchestrated the demonstration, using a 135-foot-long airship owned by Greenpeace. Activist groups fly 'illegal spying below' sign over NSA data center 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The German-built airship, which was 804 feet long and kept aloft by hydrogen gas, was an engineering marvel, capable of making the journey from Frankfurt to the United States in a mere three days. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 As part of the study, Dr. Miller and her colleagues asked other researchers whether they thought they might benefit from access to a stratospheric airship. Airships That Carry Science Into the Stratosphere 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Without the propellers and flight deck attached to it, the Airlander looks more like a spaceship than an airship. Airlander 10: up close with the gigantic airship the US Army wanted 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z It is difficult to compare airship enthusiasts, to rate who is the most passionate, but only one has written and recorded an eighteen-minute hard-rock ballad to an airship, backed by cellos and violins. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Three activist groups opposed to the NSA's mass surveillance programs flew a brightly colored airship over the agency's Utah data center today, displaying the message "NSA illegal spying below" for all to see. Activist groups fly 'illegal spying below' sign over NSA data center 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The airship, built by the Zeppelin company, made 34 successful Atlantic crossings in 1936 and was considered the height of luxury and speed in commercial aviation. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 These airships would not be the first vehicles to venture into the stratosphere, of course. Airships That Carry Science Into the Stratosphere 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z A paper-thin weave of carbon fiber, mylar, and Kevlar surrounds the helium bubble, giving it the strength and endurance that the earliest airship designs sorely lacked. Airlander 10: up close with the gigantic airship the US Army wanted 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z |
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