Examples of Non-rigid Airships
There are several blimps worldwide. Some examples include:
- TC-3 and Tc-7, two US Army Corps non-rigid blimps used for parasite fighter trials during 1923–24.
- SS, SSP, SST, SSZ and NS class blimps, convoy escort blimps used by the UK in World War I.
- G class blimp and L class blimp, US training blimps built by Goodyear during World War II.
- K class blimp and M class blimp, US anti-submarine blimps operated during World War II.
- N class blimp (the "Nan ship"), used for anti-submarine and as a radar early-warning platform during the 1950s.
- Goodyear Blimps, a fleet of blimps operated for advertising purposes and as a television camera platform.
- Skyship 600, a private blimp used by advertising companies
- P-791, an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation.
- SVAM CA-80, an airship manufactured by the Shanghai Vantage Airship Manufacture Co in China
- WDL 2, airship for aerial advertising manufactured and used by WDL Group, Germany
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DIRECTV Airship, Model A-170LS Video Lightsign by American Blimp Corporation
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An American Blimp Corporation A-60+, the MetLife Snoopy Two
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