How do airships land?

Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ApAugnJlrQ Pretty, isn't it? Hands-on airship flying time is on my bucket list; it really looks like a finesse-type activity, and I'd love to give it a try. read more

Hands-on airship flying time is on my bucket list; it really looks like a finesse-type activity, and I'd love to give it a try. The one thing that surprised me about this video is the lack of a vehicle I'm accustomed to seeing in a supporting role at such landings -- a truck with a "mast" that attaches to a fixture on the nose of the airship. read more

Airships use a combination of different gases in order to get off the ground, fly and descend. Today mostly helium gas is used to fly the lighter-than-air (LTA) craft, which although more expensive than hydrogen, was adopted as the non-flammable alternative after the infamous Hindenburg accident. read more

Airships are called lighter-than-air (LTA) craft because to generate lift, they use gases that are lighter than air. The most common gas in use today is helium, which has a lifting capacity of 0.064 lb/ft 3 (1.02 kg/m 3). read more