[Leica] IMG: Goodyear Blimp

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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
>
>
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