[Leica] IMG: Goodyear Blimp

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

I thought they stayed up forever! :-)
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 8:11 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> 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
>
>
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