dirigible
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“Because a Goodyear Semi-Rigid Dirigible doesn’t roll off the tongue,” laughed company airship historian Eddie Ogden.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2017
“Because a Goodyear Semi-rigid Dirigible doesn’t roll off the tongue,” laughed company airship historian Eddie Ogden.
From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2017
Dirigible travel flourished in the 1920s and 1930s, but "the industry collapsed with the Hindenburg," says John King, a blimp pilot and instructor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2010
"Dirigible" tells the story of ships lighter than air, from early balloons to the 1937 Hindenburg tragedy, and on to their use by the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dirigible balloons are divided into three classes: the rigid, the semi-rigid, and the non-rigid.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
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