After the war, airships continued to be developed for military and commercial purposes.
Although travel in commercial airships with solid frames was stopped after the Hindenburg accident, a similar type of airship, known as a blimp, is still made and flown to this day.
Germany also used airships in World War I to bomb British cities.
In 1937, the airship Hindenburg caught fire while trying to land in New Jersey, USA.
In the 19th century, balloons were redesigned to create the first passenger airships.
It was the end of commercial hydrogen airships.
The first passenger airline was the German DELAG company, which started commercial airship flights in 1910.
While the cigar-shaped balloon looks similar to the old solid-frame airships, the blimp’s balloon body has no frame and is kept in shape by air pressure.
"Next to riding in an airship and skating, it's the finest thing I know of," answered David.
A great airship was sailing towards us.
Almost imperceptibly the giant airship floated away.
Jack experienced an odd thrill as he prepared to send the first spoken word ever exchanged between an airship in motion and a station on land.
The airship had a complement of twenty-five men and five tons of dead weight.
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Express towed theairshiparound the headland and released her into a northwesterly wind and snow in which she was soon lost from view.
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This they proceeded to do after it had become clear that theairshiphad disappeared.
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Theairshipwas undamaged except for the rudder.
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The purpose of the launch was to make weather observations prior to the launch of theairship.
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The third area dealt with the autorotating behaviour of non-stabilized airships, re-entry bodies, released nose sections of fuselages, and hailstones of oblate-spheroidal shape.
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It has been stated that, as men progress, they shall be able to travel in airships and reach any part of the world in a few hours.
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Six hundred large airships were actually built and flown.
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There were two positions in which thatairshipcould have easily flown that day and given a view.
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It is no use talking now about what happens during the journeys of anairshipin a hot climate.
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Another point is that anairshipdoes not necessarily need to operate from an airfield.
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We are very much behind hand in airships.
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Probably a succession of these rigid airships will be ordered when it is proved that they are successful.
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It is generally recognised that the handling of these airships requires considerable experience.
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They did not like theairshipcoming in, objected to it, did not believe in it, and said so bluntly.
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I shall be very glad to have a proposal for the construction of sheds in a tenth part of the time required to construct airships.
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