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Offline JuST Peter

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Airship - something different
« on: January 06, 2014, 07:41:16 PM »
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 08:23:40 PM »
Impressive :thumbsup
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 09:59:47 PM »
Sadly it seems the company has closed down.  Flights cost more than US$400 per person per hour, so it wasn't cheap, but still required $5 million a year sponsorship to continue operations.  Apparently there is a shortage of helium which had increased tenfold in cost over the five years it flew.  It carried 20,000 pax, so it was a pretty big operation for a while.
I was trying to find out a bit about the engines.  Does anyone know about them?  Ran out of Google time...
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2014, 07:01:15 PM »
Quote from: Biggles on January 06, 2014, 09:59:47 PM

I was trying to find out a bit about the engines.  Does anyone know about them?  Ran out of Google time...
I'll ask around. A kiwi cousin flew as 2ic on Air New Zealand 747's until his retirement and also served as NZ's highest ranking officer in military intel (no kiddin' :wink1), so he might know
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2014, 12:16:46 AM »
Looks exactly like the one in Sydney twenty years ago. Seats were $200 a pop, only problem was if the wind picked up you might never get to the destination. Friend of mine flew it for three years.
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2014, 01:48:38 AM »
Amazing photo's thanks for sharing  :clap
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2014, 01:51:34 AM »
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Friend on mine flew it for three years.

That must have been some wind....

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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2014, 02:51:09 PM »
Quote from: Brock on January 08, 2014, 01:51:34 AM
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Friend on mine flew it for three years.

That must have been some wind....

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Went around the world five times, apparently.  Got it to land in Sydney on the fifth attempt.  All on board quite hungry.
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2014, 03:05:23 PM »
Just got a reply about the propulsion units for the zeppelin:

Propulsion and steering


Side thrusters visible on approach
Power is provided by a trio of 147-kilowatt (197 hp) Textron Lycoming IO-360 boxer aviation engines, each provide the Zeppelin NT with maneuverability. The two lateral engines are equipped with tilting propellers and usually aligned horizontally, but can be turned 90° upward or 30° downward. The aft engine powers a pushing propeller that can be turned 90° downward, as well as a steering propeller directed to the side and working similarly to the lateral-thrust units of some ships. The engines are fueled by aviation gasoline.
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2014, 07:02:28 PM »
Well that's a surprise- piston Lycomings just like in the bigger Piper Cherokees (except with a very sophisticated propeller system).
Thanks for chasing it up for me.
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Re: Airship - something different
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2014, 09:17:33 PM »

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That must have been some wind....

Touche!
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