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Airship Heritage Trust

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Aviation/Space Exploration
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URL: 

http://www.aht.ndirect.co.uk/

Excerpt: 

Airshipsonline houses the online archive of the Airship Heritage Trust. Inside you will find an extensive history relating to all of the British Airships from 1900 to the present day. The OnLine-Forum is open to to offer comment and share in news and knowledge between members and the public who share in the interest of lighter than air travel. The Trust is a charitable voluntary run organisation based in the U.K. We own and are responsible for the national heritage airship archive and large collection of airship artifact's and photographs relating to the British Airship Programme, from it’s early days at the turn of the century to the Skyships of the 1980’s.

Annotation: 

Airshipsonline exists to provide viewers with access to the archives of the Airship Heritage Trust. The trust was originally established by enthusiasts and relatives of crew members, and continues as an effort to preserve airship history. The site includes a vast array of information relating to all aspects of lighter-than-air technology, especially in the U.K. Uninitiated readers can visit the online reference section to read an elaborate history of airships in general, or individual models. There is also an online discussion forum, dozens of images, and 25 short movie downloads created from original film footage of ships flying, landing, and "on the mast." Designs and flight plans are interesting features of the site as well. The material is not searchable, but a helpful index allows users to jump directly to the information they need, and the site provides an long list of related links with notes.

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