 $19.95 |
Lighter than Air History:
The Rigid Airships - VHS
Video
From conception to first flight, from tragedy to triumph,
this riveting documentary explores the early airships
and their place as a catalyst for world travel from
the 1920s-1940s. Originally designed to inform the
public and promote peacetime use of these airships,
this film features rare live footage capturing the
behemoths taking flight, while the crash of the Hindenburg
shows the literal and figurative demise of this commercial
transport mode. 42 minutes. |
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$24.95 |
Modern Marvels:
Airships - VHS
Video
The story of the inventors and innovations
behind these fascinating flyers. Discover what distinguishes
a blimp from a balloon from a zeppelin, find out
how the lessons learned during the heyday of lighter-than-air
travel are sewing the seeds for a renais-sance today
and go aboard the new breed of Zeppelin that is
once again taking to the skies. Filled with archival
footage, expert interviews and up-close looks at
famous airships, this is a journey through the history
of the largest machines ever to take flight. 50
min. |
$24.95 |
Graf Zeppelin LZ-127
- VHS Video
Probably the most accomplished airship of all time,
the famous LZ-127 benefited from both experienced
operators and its gaseous fuel known as Blaugas, which
gave it the greatest range of any of its contemporaries,
even the larger LZ-129. Here, see the LZ-127 in all
its glory in newsreels, outtakes, company films and
private motion pictures of the "Aerial Globe
Trotter." B&W silent film, 60 minutes. |
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