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Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Despite many earlier dirigible flights, Crouch and Grossman agree that the technology only became practical when German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin built and flew the first rigid dirigible in the early 1900s.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Models and photos of dirigibles abound in the collection.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
Wikipedia incorrectly lists the flight of the French army dirigible La France as the first roundtrip dirigible flight.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Despite many earlier dirigible flights, Crouch and Grossman agree that the technology only became practical when German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin built and flew the first rigid dirigible in the early 1900s.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Noun
Zeppelins, dirigibles, blimps, and other forms have delivered slow, steady travel over oceans and other areas of the Earth that had been inaccessible to most short-range aircraft.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Models and photos of dirigibles abound in the collection.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Dirigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirigible. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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