New joint Zeppelin NT website

© ZLTI just came across the brand new Website of Zeppelin Luftschifftechnick and Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei. For 2008 the two companies have teamed up to represent themselves with one newly redesigned Zeppelin Website which contains everything from the originialy two Websites. They have also just release a press release which is currently only available in German so I decided to let Google Translate to the hard work and here I present an auto translated version of Zeppelins latest press release:

PRESS RELEASE

Zeppelin NT starts in the eighth flight season

Friedrichshafen, 14 March 2008 - The Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH opens 15 March flight season for 2008 in Friedrichshafen. The popular sightseeing flights of the Zeppelin NT, this year by a route. Meanwhile progressing The construction of the fourth Zeppelin airship hangar in progress.

The annual inspection is completed, the first workshop flights have a Early start to the 2008 season already announced. On 15 March 08, it is Again so far - a slight hum betrays his route - the Zeppelin NT draws With passengers aboard his rounds on the Lake Constance region. This also Literally. New to the programme is 120 minutes flying once around the Lake, always with a view of land and water. But this year the flies Zeppelin NT is not only at the lake. Because of numerous inquiries, the Airship, 27 April to 8 May returned to Munich and offers from Flight value Schleißheim a 40 minute flight over the Isar metropolis.

The construction of the number four is far advanced. After the 75 meter Long structure in the middle of the hangar was moved, the Assembly The case began. In mid-May, the airship over to the Flight Test In the middle / end of June, the commercial flight operations. The Reservation contract for a sale in the United States still exists. A Final decision in the next few weeks is expected. Determined But that the fourth Zeppelin NT for about 3 2008 the Flight operations at the German Zeppelin company record.

With the new season in the next week, a new website. With the home, the two companies DZR Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei GmbH and ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG to a Joint appearance together. In addition to the new design is a Visitors from the controllable webcam highlight. Here, the Internet visitors at the Zeppelin NT Aushallen and operations Observe the airfield.

Also, the Pavilion of DZR, Zeppelin lounge has been rebuilt. The Flight operations may close in passenger pavilion directly on the hangar and the Launch and landing place of the Zeppelin NT pursued. All visitors are Welcome.

Reservations and coupons are available on the phone number 07541 / 5900 0 Be made. Further information is also available on the Internet at http://www.zeppelinflug.de.

For Immediate Release released.
Press contact:
Kathrin Runge
Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH
Allmannsweilerstrasse 132
D-88046 Friedrichshafen
Tel: +49 7541 5900 547
Fax.: +49 7541 5900 22547
presse at zeppelin-nt dot de
http://www.zeppelin-nt.de

In addition to this rather mechanical translation here the official PDF document which was obtained from here

Read this doc on Scribd: Zeppelin NT startet in die achte Flugsaison
PRESSEINFORMATION Zeppelin NT startet in die achte Flugsaison Friedrichshafen, 14. März 2008 – Die Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH eröffnet am 15. März die Flugsaison für 2008 in Friedrichshafen. Die beliebten Rundflüge des Zeppelin NT werden dieses Jahr um eine Route erweitert. Derweil schreitet der Bau des vierten Luftschiffs im Zeppelin Hangar voran. Die Jahresinspektion ist abgeschlossen, die ersten Werkstattflüge haben einen baldigen Start in die Flugsaison 2008 schon angekündigt. Am 15. März 08 ist es wieder so weit - ein leichtes Surren verrät seine Route – der Zeppelin NT zieht mit Fluggästen an Bord seine Runden über die Bodenseeregion. Dieses auch wortwörtlich. Neu im Programm ist der 120 Minuten Flug einmal rund um den Bodensee, immer mit Blick auf Land und Wasser. Aber dieses Jahr fliegt der Zeppelin NT nicht nur am See. Aufgrund zahlreicher Nachfragen kommt das Luftschiff vom 27. April bis zum 8. Mai wieder nach München und bietet ab der Flugwert Schleißheim einen 40 Minuten Flug über der Isar Metropole an. Der Bau der Nummer vier ist weit vorangeschritten. Nachdem die 75 Meter lange Tragstruktur in die Mitte des Hangars verschoben wurde, hat die Montage der Hülle begonnen. Mitte Mai wird das Luftschiff dem Flugversuch übergeben werden und Mitte/ Ende Juni den kommerziellen Flugbetrieb aufnehmen. Der Reservierungsvertrag für einen Verkauf in die USA besteht nach wie vor. Eine endgültige Entscheidung wird in den nächsten Wochen erwartet. Entschieden ist aber, dass der vierte Zeppelin NT für ca. 3 Monate im Sommer 2008 den Flugbetrieb bei der Deutschen Zeppelin-Reederei aufnehmen wird. Mit der neuen Saison wird in der nächsten Woche auch ein neuer Internetauftritt eingeführt. Mit der Homepage werden beide Firmen DZR Deutsche ZeppelinReederei GmbH und ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG zu einem gemeinsamen Auftritt zusammengeführt. Neben dem neuen Design ist eine vom Besucher steuerbare Webcam das Highlight. Hier können die Internetbesucher den Zeppelin NT beim Aushallen und bei Operationen auf dem Flugfeld beobachten. Auch ist der Pavillon der DZR, die Zeppelin Lounge umgebaut worden. Der Flugbetrieb kann hautnah im Passagierpavillon direkt am Hangar und dem Start- und Landeplatz des Zeppelin NT verfolgt werden. Alle Besucher sind herzlich Willkommen. Buchungen und Gutscheine können über die Telefonnummer 07541/ 5900 0 vorgenommen werden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auch im Internet unter www.zeppelinflug.de. Zur sofortigen Veröffentlichung freigegeben. Presse-Kontakt: Kathrin Runge Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH Allmannsweilerstrasse 132 D-88046 Friedrichshafen Tel.: +49 7541 5900 547 Fax.: +49 7541 5900 22547 presse@zeppelin-nt.de www.zeppelin-nt.de

New Website Discovered: Blimp-Operations.US

It's Tuesday and yes I have let you waiting for some reading material. But this is not the only post tonight, there is of course lot's in the pipes and so I try to do two if not even three posts tonight so that you have some stuff to read. So as the title says i found a new Website. Maybe the website is not new new but it's new to me and I haven't come across it yet. The site is called Blimp-Operations.us and focuses on what the name says: blimp operations in the US. It's a nice little site that i worth a browse it contains a few links to sites that I haven't known before. Two things I want to point out in particular. Number one is the discussion group of blimp operations on Yahoo. Just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blimp_operations/ and send a request to join their group. It's a small group with just 26 people and not a lot of traffic usually less than a message per day but they are always pointing out nice links and bits about blimp operations in the United States. The other one is a Flickr pool of Blimp Operations that has some nice pictures of blimps in it. Most up to date are a few close up shots of the DirectTV Blimp.

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

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New remote controlled webcam at Zeppelin

Just adding to this weeks Zeppelin news, we would like to share the new Zeppelin Webcam with you. This brand new Webcam can be controlled by you. Yes by you, it is a remote controlled webcam, you can tilt it, rotate and use the zoom. It's really worth a try, click on the image below to jump right to it.

We have to thank H.P.Stroehle a Pilot at Zeppelin for his announcement on the Airhip-list. He gave a little bit of an explanation on how to use the camera:

Normally, after getting into the webcam, clicking on the picture, you get into a waiting position, if there´s somebody else using the camera movement tool. On top of the picture you will see, which is your number in the waiting list. As soon as it´s your turn, you will have approx. 120 seconds to play with the camera yourself. If you Zoom in properly on the ship, you´ll be able to see quite some details.

Here´s Friday´s schedule:

Friday morning, at 08:00 hours, European Time ( 06:00 UTC or ZULU) you will see the Zeppelin leaving the hangar. We´ll be doing some engine checks and adjustment, since we changed the aft engine today.

We are planning to fly throughout the whole day. At approx. 14:20 local (12:20 UTC) we should be landing for a REFUEL and I´ll be taking over the afternoon shift.

We are planning to fly tomorrow until 20:30 (local), 18:30 UTC.

Have fun checking it out. I´ll be putting on my best smile into the cam.....:-)

He continued in a second mail saying

If you Zoom in on -7 Vision Angle and -18 Pitch Angle with approximately 50% of ZOOM you will see the Dornier Float Plane standing in Front of our Hangar. This is the one that Iren Dornier flew around the world a few years ago.

And this plane you also see in the picture above, since it is night in Germany and was already when I took the picture, it's quite dark but one can see the plane. So if you are now intereted, go to http://dvmail.zeppelin-nt.com:8080/lisa/index_e.html but make sure you have Java installed and activated. If you do not have it, the webcam can not be used, go to http://www.java.com to download and install the Java Runtime Environment.

The Friedrich Files, WDL and la Compagnie des Dirigeables

So in lack of really great news on the April Sunday we are going to introduce you to some websites. Some of them might already be known to you, but maybe some are are new. First I would like to introduce The FriedrichFiles it's a site containing a pretty extensive list of airship manufactures and their crafts and some pictures of airships like the one on the right. Definitely worth checking out.
The next page I want to point to is the homepage of WDL LUFTSCHIFFGESELLSCHAFT their homepage is available in german and english. WDL is a Manufacturer of Airships and is the only manufacturer of full size advertising blimps with all necessary permissions and CofA for the US, Japan and Germany. Check them out they also have some nice pictures of their airships on the site.
Last but not least we take a look at the French website of La Compagnie des Dirigeables they have a personal blimp, that can carry one person, and a very innovative inflatable hangar. Check out their site, there are also some great videos available. It's not necessary that you are able to read French, cause discovering what you can find behind the different links is actually quite interesting and fun.