Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shots, Jim. Do they tie it down and all go into town for the evening? I know they have a prop and some control surfaces, but how do they descend and ascend for parking and taking off? You can tell I know nothing about blimps. -----Original Message----- >From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >Sent: Oct 13, 2017 9:41 PM >To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera >Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >Subject: [Leica] IMG: Goodyear Blimp > >Late today, the airport manager informed me that one of the Goodyear >Blimps was going to remain overnight at the Tullahoma Airport.? It was >circling away from the airport, awaiting the arrival of the ground >crew.?? When I arrived at the airport, the blimp was west of the active >area of the airport.? Camera around my neck, and an extra battery in my >pocket, I hiked about a half mile across the rough grass and one active >runway to the area where he was to be tied down.? The crew saw that I >wanted pictures, and, with time on their hands, they circled and made >approaches to give me several angles.? My biggest problem was that the >setting sun was in my face, and I didn't relish hiking another half mile >to get the sun to my back.? So, what you see is what I was able to get. > >This is one of the new Goodyear craft, N1A, and is actually a >German-made Zeppelin, with some internal structure, not really a blimp, >but is still classified as a blimp. > >Cabin > >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171013-DSCF5869.JPG.html > >Waiting for the ground crew > >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171013-DSCF5895.JPG.html > >Circling above the Beech Party > >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171013-DSCF5890.JPG.html > >In late afternoon sun > >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171013-DSCF5875.JPG.html > >Still waiting at sundown > >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171013-DSCF5900.JPG.html > >These may be viewed LARGE. > >Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > >-- >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information