In 1908 the English novelist H. G. Wells could imagine an armada of German dirigibles crossing the Atlantic to devastate New York City. |
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Eight teams piloted their dirigibles, while a crowd of spectators cheered them on. |
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One of helium's better-known, but less commercially important, applications is in lighter-than-air craft, such as dirigibles, and in weather and research balloons. |
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Santos Dumont is truly a hero in his own right for his work first with dirigibles, then his development and seemingly first-ever successful flight in an airplane. |
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Although it is fairly common, in late spring, in Berkshire, to see dirigibles swooshing gently across the early evening sky, it still remains a moment to lift the soul. |
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Planners had hoped to build the airship at the world's largest hangar, which was erected by the CargoLifter corporation 25 miles south of Berlin to house freight dirigibles. |
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The mighty dirigibles in the paintings are lumbering by comparison. |
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Fighters were developed in World War I to deny enemy aircraft and dirigibles the ability to gather information by reconnaissance over the battlefield. |
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