airships

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.

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

Discusses the achievements of Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian man who designed, built, and flew a personal flying machine, becoming the first pilot to lift off and land a completely self-propelled plane.

Photographs, maps, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 1937 Hindenburg disaster.