airships

Describes the giant airship "Hindenburg," the events that led up to its explosive crash on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and the effects of the disaster on airship travel.

Discusses the construction, design, operation, and uses of blimps and how it feels to ride in one.

Photos and sketches fill this overview of the "Hindenburg" disaster, which describes the history of German airships, chronicles the famous ship's last flight, and examines the tragedy's cause.

Chronicles the creation and development of the zeppelin and discusses how it changed and influenced the history of aviation.

A history of dirigibles, describing the most famous of them, their accomplishments, and their fates.

Discusses the history of balloons, blimps, and dirigibles, the techniques of flying them, and famous flights in these craft.

Discusses the design, development, and brief commercial usage of dirigibles, from 1912 to the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937.

Traces the history of the Zeppelin airship, or blimp, describing triumphant successes and tragic failures.

Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous crash of the Hindenburg at an airfield in New Jersey in 1937.

Provides an introduction to blimps, discusses the science behind how they fly, explains how they are controlled, and looks at how the airships are used.