dirigible
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On another day, the paper flaunted the promise of “Aerial Queen Will Hover Above City” — that was Ruth Neely, the first woman to pilot a dirigible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
In 1936, he witnessed the Hindenburg airship, the world’s largest dirigible, as it passed over Brusque, which is about 700 miles south of Rio de Janeiro.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
Walter Wellmann lifted off in the dirigible “America,” only to ditch it off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when a storm hit shortly afterward.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Lowman has also accessed the canopy using construction cranes and an inflatable raft attached to a dirigible.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2021
What he saw was the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
The federal government began to hoard the gas 100 years ago to ensure supplies for military dirigibles and later, the space program.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 5, 2023
But before that, hundreds of passenger trips were completed on the dirigibles.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022
A lifelong dreamer and tinkerer who designed small dirigibles as well as athletic shoes with interchangeable soles, Morey died Thursday in a Laguna Hills hospital, his son Sol Morey announced on Facebook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
The "Love Myself" slogan was even emblazoned on dirigibles flown over the musicians' hometowns in 2017.
From Fox News ● Oct. 6, 2021
Air-postmen glide about in open-top dirigibles with hooks and paddles to help guide the balloons along.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Ender's Game
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