On this day in aviation history, February 12, 1935, the United States Navy’s scouting airship and “flying aircraft carrier” USS Macon (ZRS-5) was lost in a storm of the California coast. Having once ...

From glorified balloons to military vehicles, we look up at the flighty past of dirigibles. Inventors Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries are the first to cross the English Channel in a hydrogen ...

Long before the first airplanes took to the skies, humans had already overcome gravity with the help of airships. Starting with crude hot air balloons, the 18th century saw the development of more ...

It was 100 years ago this week – way back in 1924, in the thick of the early roaring days of aviation history – when a giant U.S. Navy airship visited the Puget Sound and took the population by storm.

Crouch, Tom D. 2009. Lighter than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Flights of fancy -- The early attempts -- Going the distance -- His Majesty's Airship R34 -- Transatlantic airliners -- Disaster over the Humber -- The Amerikaschiff -- Zeppelin fever -- Linking the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On June 3, 1925, Goodyear launched its first civil airship. Over ...