Modern Marvels: Airships

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In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot air balloon. Since then Germany, Great Britain, and the United States have experimented with and improved on airships for military and economic purposes. Although still in use for sightseeing, surveillance, and research, the Hindenburg and other crashes ended the airship's role in luxury travel and in the military
History of Balloons (1:53)
Semi-Rigid Airships (2:15)
The Zeppelins (2:56)
Military Use of Airships (2:42)
USS Shenandoah (2:58)
The Great Light Hope (2:12)
British Airships (0:59)
The Goodyear-Zeppelin Company (3:37)
Graf Zeppelin (2:37)
Reporting from the Graf Zeppelin (3:41)
Intercontinental Service (2:07)
Hindenburg (4:04)
American Voyage of the Hindenburg (2:04)
Heyday to Mayday (4:29)
The Blimps (1:41)
Buoyant Future (0:59)
Revolutionary Airships (2:20)
Credits: Modern Marvels: Airships (1:01)

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