Great 8 Minutes video of the Zeppelin over London - [Updated: and another 3 minutes]

I just found a great great Video of the Zeppelin flying over London on YouTube. It has been online for just a few hours and has only been watched 19 times as of the time I write this. So whats so great and why is it a must watch for every Zeppelin Fan. Well because it is 8 Minutes long, the longest video till now that I have seen of the London flights. It starts out with the Zeppelin showing once again it's unsurpassed ground handling qualities. Following lot of scenes from within the Zeppelin so you can see everything in great detail and you get to experience the introduction that the copilot does when the airship lifts of. Finishing with some nice shots of London and the Zeppelin lifting off with for the next flight. Watch it, rate it, comment on it. It's worth it. And can inspire even more people to want to fly in Airships.

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[Update]
In addition to the Video above, Jim Logajan from the Yahoo Airshiplist pointed out another video of a flight with the London Zeppelin.

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More London Zeppelin greatness at the Airship Ventures Blog

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As long as the Zeppelin is flying over London the Web is just bursting with pictures and videos. This time the Airship Ventures Blog Up Ship! is servicing us with some London Zeppelin greatness. Click on the Links to get to the Blogposts and then make sure to click on the Pictures to see them in full size.

• Just to prove all these London sights were taken from an Airship
• Westminster
• The Millenium Eye
• Free Beer?
• St Paul's Cathedral
• Approaching Central London
• Canary Wharf!
• The O2 (Millenium) Dome
• Watching the Skies (Grenwich)
• Sunday 13th July 13:30 The Ship arrives in London!

Also Airship Ventures showed the first sneak peak of the new GPS Tracking System that will be available on the Zeppelin NT allowing those of us who aren't so lucky to be flying with the Zeppelin can at least see it on a Live Tracked Map.

The Star Over London - More about the Zeppelin NT that flies for Stella Artois

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I just got home from a long week in Farnborough (Yes the Airshow was fantastic) and did not have a chance to Blog until now, so there is a lot to catch up. Of course one of the Topics of this week in the media was the Zeppelin airship over London. Before we dive into the many many fantastic photo galleries I want to thank georgehorror for giving me permission to embed this video of the Zeppelin NT arriving in England. We featured a link to it earlier but now we can present you the embedded version. Enjoy!

The guardian known for their airship coverage in the last few month have a beautiful article online called Poetry in motion: over London by airship also featuring a good gallery with some unique pictures of the Zeppelin. The article was also featured in the July 15th Newspaper covering the full double sided (pages 18 and 19) of centre section, featuring the picture you see in this post.

Another outstanding article was published by metro.co.uk not for their writing but for the great video of the airship that they included, featuring an interview with the pilot and some great footage from the flight. Worth watching here.

And of course there were many more:

• The Telegraph has a very nice picture gallery of pictures from within and outside of the Stella Artois Zeppelin as it flies across London. Check it out here.
• The Londonist also featured an article with a gallery of their flight.
• Times Online article called "Zeppelins fly over London" about the Stella Artois also containing a gallery
• Flight International also has a short article on the Zeppelin on their website. Unfortunately they get the title of their post a bit wrong when they say "London’s biggest star is a blimp" because the airship that flies over London is not at all a blimp it's a Zeppelin and has a rigid structure inside, which set's it appart from a blimp and give it the superior ground handling abilities with a ground crew of just 3 men that you don't get from the Goodyear blimps or other traditional blimps.

But the mainstream media is not the only place to find great pictures of the Zeppelin. Flickr for example contains already many many pictures of the Zeppelin. Check out this slideshow for the most recent pictures.

Thanks to jim smith and Brian Hall for the link to the Telegraph gallery. Thanks to ARNOLD NAYLER for the pointer to the Flight International Article. Thanks to stella_cat for the link to the Londonist
Do you know of any other good articles, pictures or even videos of the Stella Artois "Star Over London" Zeppelin that is currently flying over London then send them to us via email or post the links in the comments section.

The Zeppelin NT #4 on its way to London

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As you might know the new Zeppelin NT #4 is supposed to start flights over London this Thrusday July 10th 2008. Unfortunately the weather god doesn't seem to like the Zeppelin. If you check the Star Over London all status lights are currently red. On Friday morning the Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen on it's way to London. The original plan was to be in London beginning of this week. Currently the Zeppelin is more or less stranded in Bonn (Germany) because of bad weather. The team from Airship Ventures is traveling with the Zeppelin on it's way to London and while they have to wait for better weather they are blogging keeping us all updated. Here is what they wrote today in a post called Ground Hog Day:

Ground Crew, Pilots and Mechanics were all at breakfast this morning for our now 'regular' 9am meeting. This is like 'Ground Hog Day' said Fritz. Ah, I said, I guess that means we're stuck in Bonn for another day.

The weather is pretty awful for the next few days, not here in Bonn where the sun is shining, but in the English Channel. A low pressure is sitting over the UK at present causing very high winds from the SW whistling through the channel.

The Bad News is that it looks to be that way for at least the next couple of days, and then another front sweeps in.

Someone was asking Fritz yesterday ' but can't this airship travel in 30-40 knot winds?' Yes, it can. But if you fly at 45 knots into a 35 knot headwind, then you'll be going very slowly and burning a great deal of fuel!

Have a look at their latest updates on their blog Up Ship!. They have published a whole lot of stuff in the last few days some even dating back a bit. To make it easier for you to find it. Here are the links to their latest posts, featuring bits from the transit flight, pictures and other gems. (newest first)

1. Ground Hog Day
2. Cold Beer Shower
3. Friendly faces at Bonn.
4. Nuclear I assume
5. Fast Ship
6. Crop Canvas (2)
7. Put a plant in front of it.
8. Schlossed Out
9. (Air)Ship to Shore
10. Roll up, Roll up.
11. Looks Like Lego
12. Carpet Bedding
13. Bye Sis.
14. Additional Equipment
15. A true flight of fancy...
16. Hangar at Night
17. New Branding
18. Zeppelin Canvas!
19. Modern Art?
20. Rules of the Air
21. Shadow on the Clouds
22. Err, Where are we exactly?
23. Three Heads are better than One
24. Camp QSL
25. A Real Blimp Chaser
26. Footie Ship
27. Well Traveled Truck
28. Oh Poo....
29. View from the Top
30. Welcoming Crowd
31. Looking forward to the sun

If you want to work for Airship Ventures, check out this Blogpost they are "Seeking A&P Technicians and Ground Crew" you can also head over to their career page on their website, were they list currently open positions and future hires. So keep an eye on it if you want to be part of the Company who brings the Zeppelin back to the US.

Star Over London Website online.

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The Website for the "Star Over London" is now online and you can go ahead an book your flights. The Zeppelin NT #4 is coming to London this summer from July 10th to August 21st, we talked about that earlier. Booking flights is possible through phone or email. You can also check out the three routes that the Zeppelin will take.

• L’Etranger - 30 minutes - £185
• L’Origine - 45minutes - £295
• Le Courage - 60 minutes - £ 360

Each route is described with the sights that you will see as well as a map of the route. The Website also will provide up to date flight information in case flights have to be canceled due to bad weather. A hidden gem of the site is the FAQ especially the second half which contains technical information about the Zeppelin. For example:

Facts and Figures
First flight: 18. September 1997. The airship that is coming is brand new and the Stella Artois: Star Over London is its maiden assignment.
Engine: Lycoming IO-360 with 147kw/200PS
Length: 75 ms max.
Width: 19.5 m
Height: 17,4m cover
Volume: 8,425 M3 max.
Start weight: 8,040 kg of additional load: 1,900 kg max.
Speed: 73 mph max.
Altitude: 2,600 ms max.
Flight duration: 24h
Range: 900km

Also in the FAQ you will find information about the Airfield that is used which is Damyns Hall Airfield. Here the website of the Aerodrome there. So even if you don't have the budget to take a flight you can do it like me, and click through the site and dream of that one day when you will have enough money to afford a flight in the Zeppelin NT. Anyone want to get me a flight as a gift? I promise I would take as much video and pictures as I could.
The information about the Zeppelin flight over London has also been compressed onto a handout that I received from ZLT (Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik). Have a look, first the English version and following below the German version of the same document. The Zeppelin NT will of course fly from Friedrichshafen all the way to London during that time I am sure many people will see the Airship, so I am doing a call for pictures and videos, share them link them blog them. Let's make sure that everyone hears about the Zeppelin traveling to London. I will try to embed a Google Maps Widget into the Site and add Videos and Pictures which are geo tagged.

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DON LON t VER ust 21s O AR h till Aug ST 10 t Jul y This exciting opportunity is presented by Stella Artois, and will be known as ‘Stella Artois: Star over London.’ Stella Artois is proud to celebrate its pioneering spirit by bringing a commercial airship to London, and invites you to take part in this unique, tranquil and timeless experience. The airship gives an unparalleled opportunity, the most formidable flight of a lifetime. Imagine you are hovering smoothly and quietly along the skyline of London. The cabin of the airship has 12 passenger panorama windows seats. The ship takes off vertically and the flight altitude is reached after a few minutes. Passengers are allowed to unfasten their seat belts and move around freely in the gondola. The all-round visibility with bird’s eye view, a quiet, soft sound of the engine – time stands still. Watch over the shoulder of the navigating pilots. Get ready to feel deep inside the sheer magnitude of emotion from being on board the largest passenger airship on earth. With the most recognised and famous landmarks along its route, the trip is breath taking and thoroughly extraordinary. Flight Routes and Prices The Airship will be based at Damyns Hall Airfield, near Upminster, just over 20 minutes by train from Fenchurch Street Station. · 30 minutes £185, Upminster to Canary Wharf, O2 Dome, Cutty Sark and Greenwich Palace. · 45 minutes £295, Upminster to Canary Wharf, O2 Dome, The Tower of London, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge. · 60 minutes £360, Upminster to Canary Wharf, O2 Dome, The Tower of London, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, The London Eye and Westminster. How to book For individual passenger bookings please call +44 (0) 207 1833 911 / 912 / 913 For Corporate or Group Bookings of ten or more please call +44 (0) 207 1833 024 The call centre lines open between 9am to 5pm Monday to Sunday. www.staroverlondon.co.uk

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STA N NDO R LO ust VE ug RO 21. A li bi 0. Ju 1 s Diese besondere Gelegenheit wird Ihnen von Stella Artois unter „Stella Artois: Star Over London“ vorgestellt. Stella Artois ist sehr stolz darauf, seinen Pioniergeist mit dem Luftschiff über London unter Beweis zu stellen und lädt zu einem einzigartigen, friedvollen und zeitlosen Erlebnis ein. Dieses Luftschiff ermöglicht die einmalige Chance zu einem der beeindruckendsten Flugerlebnisse Ihres Lebens. Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie schweben sanft und ruhig entlang der Skyline von London. Die komfortable Kabine mit großen Panoramafenstern bietet Platz für bis zu 12 Fluggästen. Das Luftschiff hebt senkrecht ab, nach wenigen Minuten nur ist die Flughöhe erreicht. Die Sicherheitsgurte dürfen gelöst werden und Sie können sich frei in der Kabine des Luftschiffs bewegen. Der rundum Blick aus der Vogelperspektive, ein leises, angenehmes Surren der Motoren – die Zeit bleibt stehen. Lassen Sie sich verführen zu einem Erlebnis an Bord des weltweit größten Luftschiffs. Mit Londons weltberühmten Sehenswürdigkeiten auf der Route ist ein Flug mit dem Luftschiff atemraubend und absolut außergewöhnlich. Flugrouten und Preise: Das Luftschiff wird in der Nähe von Upminster in Damyns Hall stationiert sein, ungefähr 20 Minuten mit dem Zug von Fenchurch Street Stadion. Drei Rundflüge werden angeboten: · 30 minutes £185, Upminster to Canary Wharf, O2 Dome, Cutty Sark and Greenwich Palace. · 45 minutes £295, Upminster to Canary Wharf, O2 Dome, The Tower of London, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge. · 60 minutes £360, Upminster to Canary Wharf, O2 Dome, The Tower of London, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, The London Eye and Westminster. Alle Flüge folgen dem Verlauf der Thamse nach London, die Flughöhe beträgt 300m bei einer Fluggeschwindigkeit von ca. 70km/h. BUCHEN Telefonnummer Einzelbuchungen: +44 (0) 207 183 3911 / 3912 /3913 Telefonnummer Firmen- und Gruppenbuchungen: +44 (0) 207 1833 024 Das Callcenter ist 7 Tage die Woche von 9 Uhr bis 17 Uhr erreichbar. www.staroverlondon.co.uk

London Baby ! - Zeppelin NT starts flights July 10th 2008

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After the word had leaked in April that the Zeppelin is coming to London. We now have the official Press Release by Zeppelin, confirming it and giving us lot's of background info. Unfortunately the press release is currently only available in German we took the time and translated it for you. Also we dug out some more interesting stuff, that you should mark in your calendars. So let's move to our english traslation of the press release with all the important information in it:

‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ is comming!

Friedrichshafen, 09. June 2008, - This Summer - Londons first commercial Airshipmission. ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ will give you a unique birds eye view of London for six weeks.

InBev, the brewery of Stella Artois, Englands most favorite Premium Lager-Beer, has announced today, that they will be the sole Sponsor of this first commercial usage of a passenger airship, which will offer flights over London for 6 weeks this summer. People will have the possibility to experience the unique view on board the ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ for the first time since the invention of the airship.

Stuart MacFarlane, president of InBev UK notes: „Stella Artois is a synonym for quality, tradition, pioneering spirit and the art of brewing. These are the qualities that we want to highlight with this project. We are happy to offer Londoners and toursist the opportunity to enjoy such an unforgettable unique experience on board the ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’.“

„This mission is a premiere and the first possibility for toursim roundtrips above London in a Zeppelin airship. We are proud that our Zeppelin NT can celebrate his debut for passenger flights over this one-of-a-kind metropolis in Europe and we hope for regular missions in London in the future“ says Thomas Brandt, CEO of the Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH.

Discover the metropolis of London from above - starting 10th of July 2008. The ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ will be stationed in Damyns Hall near Upminster in the northeast of London until August 21st. From there it will start it's roundtrip flights across the Skyline of London. There will be an average of 5 flying hours per day with a maximum of 12 passengers on board the ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ on 3 different routes above Londons most famous sights.

Flights with ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ cost ₤185 for 30 minutest, ₤295 for the 45 minutes and ₤360 for the one hour flight. Tickets can only be booked through the hotline – individual bookings call: +44 (0)20 7183 3911/ 3912/ 3913, companies or groups of 10 and more people call: +44 (0) 207 1833 024.

The event is conducted through The LZC, Ltd. in London. The airship is operated by the Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, a subcompany of ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & CO KG.

So that was our translation of the press release just for completeness and our german readers here the original press release

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PRESSEINFORMATION ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ kommt! Friedrichshafen, 09. Juni 2008, - Diesen Sommer - Londons erster kommerzieller Luftschiffeinsatz. Sechs Wochen lang wird ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ den einmaligen Blick auf London aus der Vogelperspektive ermöglichen. InBev, Brauer des Stella Artois, Englands beliebtestes Premium Lager-Bier, hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass sie der alleinige Sponsor dieses ersten kommerziellen Einsatzes eines Passagierluftschiffs sind, welches diesen Sommer für 6 Wochen Flüge über London anbietet. Zum ersten Mal seit der Erfindung des Luftschiffs wird man die Gelegenheit haben, den einzigartigen Ausblick an Bord des ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ zu erfahren. Stuart MacFarlane, Präsident von InBev UK bemerkt: „Stella Artois ist gleichbedeutend mit Qualität, Tradition, Braukunst und Pioneergeist. Dies sind die Qualitäten, die wir mit diesem Projekt betonen. Wir freuen uns, Londonern und Touristen, die Gelegenheit anbieten zu können, solch ein unvergessliches und einmaliges Erlebnis an Bord des ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ genießen zu können.“ „Dieser Einsatz ist eine Premiere und die erstmalige Gelegenheit für Rundflüge über London mit einem Zeppelin Luftschiff. Wir sind stolz, dass unser Zeppelin NT nun sein Debüt für Passagierrundflüge über dieser einzigartigen Metropole Europas feiert und hoffen für die Zukunft auf regelmäßige Einsätze in London“ bemerkt Thomas Brandt, CEO der Deutschen Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH. Die Londoner Metropole von oben erkunden – ab dem 10. Juli 2008 ist es soweit. Bis zum 21. August wird ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ in Damyns Hall, in der Nähe von Upminster im Nordosten von London, stationiert sein und von dort aus zu seinen Rundflügen über die Skyline von London starten. Im Durchschnitt werden pro Tag 5 Stunden mit maximal 12 Passagieren an Bord des ‚Stella Artois: Star Over London’ auf drei verschiedenen Flugrouten über Londons bekannte Sehenswürdigkeiten angeboten. Flüge mit Stella ‚Artois: Star Over London kosten’ ₤185 für 30minütige, ₤295 für die 45minütige und ₤360 für den einstündigen Flug. Tickets können nur über die Hotline gebucht werden – Einzelbuchungen unter: +44 (0)20 7183 3911/ 3912/ 3913, Firmenoder Gruppebuchungen von 10 oder mehr Personen unter: +44 (0) 207 1833 024. Das Event wird durch The LZC, Ltd. in London durchgeführt. Das Luftschiff wird durch die Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, einer Tochtergesellschaft der ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & CO KG, betrieben. Zur sofortigen Veröffentlichung. Kontakt Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH: Thomas Brandt, CEO Tel +49 7541 5900 539 presse at zeppelin-nt.de www.zeppelinflug.com Kontakt InBev: Rhona Hurcombe Edelman JCPR Tel +44 (0) 20 7208 7254 rhona_hurcombe at jcpr.com Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GMBH Die Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH hat ihren Sitz in Friedrichshafen und betreibt den Zeppelin NT seit 2001 für kommerzielle Rundflüge, Werbung sowie wissenschaftliche und industrielle Einsätze in Europa. Zeppelin NT Luftschiffe werden derweil in Deutschland und Japan betrieben. Die Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei ist eine 100% Tochtergesellschaft der ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co KG. About InBev InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today, it is the leading global brewer. As a true consumer-centric, sales driven company, InBev manages a carefully segmented portfolio of more than 200 brands. This includes true beer icons with global reach like Stella Artois® and Beck’s®, fast growing multicountry brands like Leffe® and Hoegaarden®, and many consumer loved "local champions" like Skol®, Quilmes®, Sibirskaya Korona®, Chernigivske®, Sedrin®, Cass® and Jupiler®. InBev employs close to 89 000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2007, InBev realized 14.4 billion euro of revenue. For further information visit www.InBev.com About InBev UK InBev UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of InBev. It employs around 2,500 people and operates breweries in England, Wales and Scotland. InBev UK has an extensive brand portfolio including Stella Artois®, the UK's no.1 premium lager, and Tennent's Lager®, the biggest selling lager brand in Scotland. Alongside these are Becks®, Brahma®, Leffe®; Boddingtons®; Draught Bass®; Castlemaine XXXX® and Murphy's

One thing you can write down into your calendars are the Transfer flights to get the Airship Ventures Zeppelin NT#4 from Friedrichshafen to London. So have a look at the current Zeppelin Flights page to learn everything about when which flights will be and how much every flight costs,this also applys to the roundtrip flights in London.

Also there are already a few articles on the web also focusing on the Zeppelin in London check them out

• Zeppelin airships to fly over London again
• Stella Artois to sponsor Zeppelin
• Airship Travel: Flyin' High over London

Also have an eye on http://www.staroverlondon.co.uk this will be the official website but isn't established it yet. That's it for tonight send us your comments as always either via email or as comments on the Blog or in the Forum. Have fun