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	Search results for Airship > Airship    Refine your search Type Image (158) Text (13) Artifact (2) Date n.d (3) 9 November 1974 (2) Undated (1) 1931/10/21 (1) 1932/03/18 (1) Show more... Creator Technor Quality Views (1) Tichnor Quality Views (1) Bds Company (1) c.t American Art Color... (1) c.t Art-colortone (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 163 item(s)  page 1 of 9 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Guggenheim - "The Daniel Guggenheim Airship Institute" Airport Exhibit; University of Akron; Airship; Guggenheim Airship Institute; An article written by T. H. Troller entitled "The Daniel Guggenheim Airship Institute" in the Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 9, No. 1, January 1938. The article provides a brief history of the Guggenheim... 2. The original "Akron" Postcards; Airship; Airship Akron (1912); Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Spectators viewing the original "Akron" airship. On July 2, 1912, the 258 foot semi-rigid airship began an attempt try to cross the Atlantic. Melvin Vaniman, designer and engineer, steered the ship over... 3. U.S.S. Macon Postcards; Airdock; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Akron; U.S.S. Macon; Airship; The U.S.S. Macon in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp. Airdock in Akron, Ohio. 4. Blimp - E Class Blimps; Airship; Goodyear Aircraft; Only one E class airship was manufactured by Goodyear. It was delivered to the Pensacola, Florida airship school. In Pensacola, the E-type blimp was flown only as a training device. It used a Thomas Motor.... 5. Airport Terminal and Airship Postcards; Airports; Akron Fulton International Airport; Airship; An airship over the Akron Municipal Airport Terminal in Akron, Ohio. 6. Airship - Hindenburg Wreckage Airship; Aviation; Accidents and Disasters; Two unidentified men standing in the Hindenburg wreckage. The Hindenburg, built by Germany, was the largest commericial zeppelin ever created. It measured 882 feet long, only 78 feet shorter than the infamous... 7. Airship - Christening Ceremony Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Goodyear Airdock; Airship; U.S.S. Akron; An "Official Pass" to the christening ceremony of the U.S.S. Akron airship. The zeppelin made her maiden flight on Wednesday September 23, 1931. Zeppplins were rigid airships, which means they had metal... 8. Airdock - "Facts About the World's Largest Airship Factory and Dock" Airport Exhibit; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Goodyear Airdock; Blimps; Airship; Facts about the Goodyear Airdock, including: purpose, size and shape, comparisions, design, preparation, docking rails, etc. 9. Blimp - Shell of Gondola Blimps; Airship; Goodyear Aircraft; The shell of the gondola for the Army A-1 airship. Only one A-1 airship was manufactured by Goodyear. The A-1 was the first blimp operated by the army. A Curtiss OXX engine was used in the A-1. The Curtiss... 10. Airship - Launching Ceremony Airship; Aviation; The launching ceremony of the Graf Zeppelin on September 18, 1928. The Graf Zeppelin flew more miles than any other airship. In August 1929, it circled the globe. Supervised and piloted by Dr. Hugo Eckener,... 11. Airship - Adminal Moffett Military; Airship; Aviation; Aviators; In May 1921, Admiral William Moffett was appointed Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. He actively supported the creation of dirigibles, both in Naval operations and for general use. He secured... 12. Airship - Moffet, Litchfield, and Dresel U.S.S. Macon; Airship; Aviation; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Aviators; Mr. and Mrs. Admiral William Moffett (left), Paul W. Litchfield, and Commander Alger Dresel (right) at the christening ceremony of the U.S.S. Macon at the Goodyear-Zeppelin airship dock at Akron, Ohio... 13. Airship - C.E. Rosendahl and Theodore de Wit U.S.S. Akron; Airship; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Mayflower Hotel; Aviators; C.E. Rosendahl (left), commanding officer of the U.S.S. Akron and Theodore de Wit, president of the Mayflower Hotel Company at the opening of the new hotel and airship observation roof. The guests are... 14. Balloon - Trotter and Orman Balloons; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Airship; During the 1933 Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race, Frank Trotter (left) and Ward T. Van Orman (right), pilots of the Goodyear XI, crashed in Ontario, Canada. They chopped down a power-line pole,... 15. Airship - U.S.S. Macon U.S.S. Macon; Blimps; Airship; Military; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Aviation; Military Exhibit The U.S.S. Macon, piloted by Piersol, approaching the Akron Municipal Airport in Akron, Ohio. The U.S.S. Macon was the sister zeppelin airship of the U.S.S. Akron. Both airships had a tragic end. On April... 16. Guggenheim - Airship Model Airport Exhibit; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Blimps; University of Akron; U.S.S. Akron; Guggenheim Airship Institute; A man works on a model of the U.S.S. Akron in the wind tunnel of the Guggenheim Airship Institute operated by the University of Akron. 17. Airship - Sleeping Quarters Airport Exhibit; U.S.S. Macon; U.S.S. Akron; Blimps; Airship; Military; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Aviation; Two crew members sit on bunks in the sleeping quarters of the U.S.S Macon. The U.S.S. Macon was the sister zeppelin airship of the U.S.S. Akron. Both airships had a tragic end. On April 4th, 1933, the... 18. Postcard - Star of America Airship; Postcards; A postcard of the "Star of America" and the Intercontinental Nuclear Airship Reactor. Nuclear powered airships could stay aloft for months, or even years, without refueling. Nuclear powered airships have... 19. Guggenheim - Front Entrance Airport Exhibit; University of Akron; Airship; Guggenheim Airship Institute; Daniel Guggenheim and his son Harry established the Daniel Guggenheim Medal for achievement in aeronautics and provided grants for aeronautics research at several universities, including the University... 20. Guggenheim - Construction Airport Exhibit; University of Akron; Airship; Guggenheim Airship Institute; Construction of the Guggenheim Airship Institute in Akron, Ohio. Daniel Guggenheim and his son Harry established the Daniel Guggenheim Medal for achievement in aeronautics and provided grants for aeronautics... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 163 item(s)  page 1 of 9 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  >> ) :: previous : next
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