Did you know? | Facts about airships
Find out who will build airships in Russia and when.
There are many legends surrounding airship construction. Many people still believe in myths about airships. For example, that airship construction in the 20th century was doomed because flammable gas was used in the balloons.
But what about the facts? We have compiled a Top 10 list for you.
• A ticket for a tourist airship, the Zeppelin NT, costs between 260 and 820 euros, depending on the duration of the flight.
• Airships were originally designed to use helium, a non-flammable gas. However, the United States ceased helium supplies to Nazi Germany, leading to the tragic incident with the Hindenburg.
• A single Zeppelin NT airship costs 20 million euros.
• The first airship flight lasted less than 20 minutes.
• "Flying cigars" is a nickname for airships given by Hugo Eckener. Hugo was a close associate of Count Zeppelin and firmly believed in the commercial success of airship construction.
• 8,000 meters is the world altitude record for an airship flight, set by Russian aeronaut Stanislav Fedorov on August 17, 2006.
• The Hindenburg airship, whose disaster was one of the reasons for the suspension of airship construction, was named after Paul von Hindenburg, the man who appointed Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor.
• 130 hours and 27 minutes is still the world record for a non-stop airship flight, set in 1937 by the legendary Soviet airship "Osoviakhim."
• Harmful emissions into Earth's atmosphere will be reduced by 95% when all airships (and other aeronautical vehicles) become fully electric.
• The airship was the first aircraft to reach the North Pole. This historic flight was made in 1926 by Umberto Nobile on the airship "Norge." Umberto Nobile also constructed airships at the Airship Construction Plant in the USSR.
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