Worldwide Hot Air Airship and Thermal Blimp Reference and History Site
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Welcome!

This website intends to become, in time, the world's foremost collection and gallery of hot air airship history and current information. The stories, photos and artifacts contained within (and to be contained) have largely been untold, and it is the aim of this site to preserve the rich history of thermal airship projects for future generations of pilots, crew, designers, builders and enthusiasts alike. As well, it will attempt to locate as many current and historical hot air airships as possible in a database/gallery format.

This website would be absolutely impossible without the expert assistance and contributions of countless members of the Lighter-Than-Air community, many quite notable in their own right.

If you find yourself able and willing to contribute to preserving the history of hot air airships around the world, please send me your materials and recollections to be added. Contributions may be credited or confidential, as you wish.

If there are any questions about contributing, most of them can be answered for now by visiting The Early Years of Sport Ballooning, checking out the FAQ's section and applying the concept to this site.

Jon Radowski, Editor

Elverson, Pennsylvania,
USA
Phone: 1-908-208-1869


Much of the content of this website has been produced in close collaboration with John Christopher (Airship Initiatives). The former editor of Aerostat for the British Balloon & Airship Club and the Airship Association's journal, John is a recognized authority on airships and has had several books published on lighter-than-air. For more information see www.airshipinitiatives.com

Hot Air Airship Constructors:

Augur
Boland
Bonanno

Byron
Byron/Fortin

BUAA
Caldwell
Cameron
Cerveny
GEFA-Flug
Hammars
Kubicek

Lindstrand
Raven
Recks

Skyacht
SkyMedia
Smith/Brighton
Stokes
Thunder & Colt

World Balloon
Zhong Hua

Unknown Airships

World Championships:

1988 - Luxembourg
1990 - England
1992 - France
1994 - Switzerland
1996 - Italy
1998 - Canada
2000 - Austria
2008 - Russia

European Championships:

1989 - France
1991 - Luxembourg

 

Airship Multimedia:

Airship Movies
Uncategorized Images

Established August 26, 2007
Last updated January 24, 2008