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When Zeppelins Ruled the Earth

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August 28, 2012
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When Zeppelins Ruled the Earth

A talk given at Geeky, 28th August 2012

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August 28, 2012
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  1. When Zeppelins Ruled the Earth Simon Willison @simonw http://lanyrd.com/sxfgp

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  5. Arctic exploration

  6. The Norge

  7. Umberto Nobile Roald Amundsen

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  9. The Italia

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  17. R101

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  19. The US Navy

  20. USS Shenandoah

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  23. USS Akron

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  28. USS Macon

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  36. !•!(ZR-1) Shenandoah - 1923-25 (crashed) !•!(ZR-2) R38 - 1921 (crashed)

    !•!(ZR-3) Los Angeles - 1924-39 !•!ZMC-2, a metalclad-airship built by the Aircraft Development Corp - 1929-41 !•!(ZRS-4) Akron - 1931-33 (crashed) !•!(ZRS-5) Macon - 1933-35 (crashed) List of airships of the United States Navy
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  44. Zeppelins Today

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  50. The Future of Zeppelins?

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  52. Aeroscraft

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