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Source: dlr.de
“Modell des Zeppelin-Luftschiffs LZ120 “Bodensee” im Winkanal II in Göttingen (1920)” (via)
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A remarkable feature of the last twelve months has been the recrudescence of the dirigible, which is now in far greater esteem than it was a year ago, or for that matter, ever before. In the past there is no doubt that progress was hampered by arguments between the advocates of “heavier than air” and “lighter than air,” and a curious notion that the one could only exist at the expense of the other.
- Fred T. Jane (ed.), All The World’s Aircraft (1913) [full text]
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Kluijamans According to contemporary English sources, a pilot named Kluijtmans entered the biplane category at the 1909 Rheims aviation meet, at which no more than a third of the aircraft actually succeeded in flying. Whether Kluijtmans was among the lucky few to succeed is doubtful. This image suggests that he may have had more success flying dirigibles in Japan.
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VINTAGE POSTER: D’APRES GOLDSTEIN
La photographie de Lénine faite par Goldstein sera reprise de mille manières, dont cette affiche de Gueorgui Kibardine datant de 1931. Le texte en azerbaïdjanais se traduit ainsi : “Nous construisons une flotte de dirigeables au nom de Lénine”.