Airship Ventures Zeppelin Successfully Crosses Atlantic
Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics NewsOctober 18, 2008
Zeppelin to Embark on Historic Cross-Country Flight
BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The largest airship in the
world, the Airship Ventures Zeppelin, has successfully completed its
trans-oceanic crossing from Hamburg, Germany to Beaumont, Texas.
| Airship Ventures Zeppelin to Embark on Historic Cross-Country Flight. (PRNewsFoto/Airship Ventures Zeppelin) BEAUMONT, TX UNITED STATES |
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| Legendary adventurer Steve Fossett flying the Zeppelin NT with Hans-Paul Strohle, Pilot/Flight Instructor for Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei. Photo courtesy of Christian Michel – www.modern-airships.info. (PRNewsFoto/Airship Ventures Zeppelin, Christian Michel) BEAUMONT, TX UNITED STATES |
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One of only three Zeppelins in the world, and the first to come to the
USA, the airship was off-loaded at the Port of Beaumont and will be flown
cross country to its permanent home at historic Moffett Field in Mountain
View, California. Departure from Beaumont is slated for October 17.
The journey will take the airship westward through San Antonio, and Ft.
Stockton, TX, to Deming, NM, Tucson, AZ, Palm Springs, and Salinas, CA.
Along the route, the airship will cross the Continental Divide in New
Mexico, and the San Bernadino Mountains at Banning Pass in California. In
its final leg, around October 25, the Zeppelin will travel up the coast
over the Golden Gate Bridge.
This historic flight will mark the first time in 71 years that a
Zeppelin has flown in the skies over the United States. This landmark
transit flight will also be dedicated to the memory of aviation adventurer
Steve Fossett, who set the airship speed record in the Zeppelin — a record
that still stands today.
Says Steve Fossett’s widow Peggy Fossett, “I am honored that Airship
Ventures would dedicate this flight to Steve’s memory. He was truly proud
to have been part of the Zeppelin project.”
Kate Board, the world’s first female Zeppelin pilot, added, “Steve
Fossett was such a hero to me, and more so once he flew the Zeppelin. I’m
sure he would have wanted to fly a leg of this transit with us!”
Once in the San Francisco Bay Area, the airship will offer the only
passenger airship flight service in America. “Flightseeing” tours will be
offered from several Bay Area locations, showcasing the San Francisco
Bay/Silicon Valley, Sonoma/Napa wine regions, and Monterey/Big Sur
coastline. The airship will also be used for a variety of technological and
scientific research missions.
Round-trip rides from historic Moffett Field will begin in late October
2008, with flights from Oakland International and Sonoma County Airport
starting in November. Tickets start at $495 per person. Packages are
available for group charters, corporate events, and custom tours.
For more information about the Airship Ventures Zeppelin, or for ticket
availability, visit http://www.airshipventures.com, or call 650-969-8100.
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