Friday, June 06, 2008

Could the Zeppelin return to service?

Germany is producing zeppelins again. More than 70 years after the
infamous Hindenburg disaster, its latest airship was gently guided out
of the hangar doors last month to make its maiden test flight.

The
Zeppelin NT, built from endowment money left behind by German airship
pioneer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, will make further test flights
around Friedrichshafen over the coming months, before flying to London
- where a former contestant from The Apprentice, Rory Laing, plans to
offer tourist joyrides over the capital for £150 a throw.

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