Sarah on Nostr: My fascination with old Passenger Zepplings continues , did you know that the Empire ...

My fascination with old Passenger Zepplings continues , did you know that the Empire state building spire was designed to be used as a docking station for these airships.

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Passenger Zeppelins : a memory from a utopian timeline 1900-1937

- first flight in 1900 , banned in 1937 after it crashed in New jersey

- extremely large and wide , 800ft longer than 3 Boeing 747 lined up

-The inside was like a flying luxury cruise with lounges restaurants , fine dining areas , cabines beds and full kitchen preparing the food in the air , smoking was safe

- silent and smooth flight , low fuel consumption, mainly hydrogen

- could hover for days with no energy

- completed the first around the world tour with an airship , had a dedicated airlines that was servicing multiple countries