http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Lakehurst Posts tagged with 'Lakehurst' at MetaFilter. Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:59:35 -0800 Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:59:35 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/34138/we%2Dcould%2Dhandle%2Da%2Dshark%2Deasily <a href="http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1022/direct.html">Larry's U.S. Navy Airship Picture Book.</a> No longer available in paper, but still with us in bits. <a href="http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1022/about_me.html">Lawrence F. Rodrigues</a> served in the Navy, in Airship Squadron 3, out of Lakehurst NAS, beginning in 1953. This website presents photos and memories of his service days. It's fascinating.<br /><br /> As a bonus, you may wish to read up on the <a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/theory/airship/airship.htm">Details of Modern Airship Construction</a>, ca. 1927, or to return to <a href="http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/Homepage2.htm">Dannysoar's</a> site to observe the plans for a twelve-foot model helium-lofted rubber-band powered <a href="http://home.att.net/~dannysoar/Zepps.htm">flying stick-and-tissue dirigible</a> (scroll down a bit).<br /><br /> <i>Up Ship!</i> <br /><br /> <small>didn't someone end a post with those words this year? Google didn't raise hide nor hair of it for me...</small> tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.34138 Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:59:35 -0800 airship blimp blimps dirigible helium hydrogen Lakehurst LTA NAS mwhybark