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Old 10-08-2015, 09:34 PM
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Excellent article, they describe the hands-on direct piloting of the craft as it has been since the beginning. The new generation is to be fly-by-wire via computer as are other modern aircraft.
Many of us have nostalgic memories of the blimps in various context, there were never more than a few at one time and their decommissioning is a saddening break with the past for many of us.

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Old 10-09-2015, 02:32 AM
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I am so lost. How did this thread go from a blimp retirement to Richie Blackmore in one post?

Either that's a record for threadjacking or you guys are playing on a different ball field than I am.



I mentioned a blimp that was a part of the commercial show in an open air concert in America. It was not my intention to corrupt the original topic.
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:53 AM
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Excellent article, they describe the hands-on direct piloting of the craft as it has been since the beginning. The new generation is to be fly-by-wire via computer as are other modern aircraft.
Many of us have nostalgic memories of the blimps in various context, there were never more than a few at one time and their decommissioning is a saddening break with the past for many of us.

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I like how the gondola from 1927 is going on display at the 'Planes of Fame' museum in Chino. Those folks put on a great airshow every year.
The hangar in the background is a few miles from here at the former Tustin MCAS. Glad you liked the article, Steve.
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Old 10-09-2015, 11:40 AM
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I like how the gondola from 1927 is going on display at the 'Planes of Fame' museum in Chino. Those folks put on a great airshow every year.
The hangar in the background is a few miles from here at the former Tustin MCAS. Glad you liked the article, Steve.
Thnx! Do check the link I posted.

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I am so lost. How did this thread go from a blimp retirement to Richie Blackmore in one post?

Either that's a record for threadjacking or you guys are playing on a different ball field than I am.

We do have a kind of laissez faire attitude about staying on topic, hereabouts. Old hippies and such...<puff, puff>

What were we talking about?
Oh yeah, Led Zepplin. Great band!
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Old 10-09-2015, 05:38 PM
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The Band..... That's who we are talking about?
Saw them years ago at the filmore........
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We do have a kind of laissez faire attitude about staying on topic, hereabouts. Old hippies and such...<puff, puff>

What were we talking about?
Oh yeah, Led Zepplin. Great band!
No Barbara. We are talking about typos here, which actually is MY business...

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Old 10-10-2015, 08:22 PM
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Not entirely, it's being replaced by a bigger semi rigid airship called Wingfoot one.

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