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Re: [OM] The Zepplin is Coming!

Subject: Re: [OM] The Zepplin is Coming!
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:40:34 +0000
Yes, "steerables".

Chris

On 15 Jan 2009, at 16:45, Johnny Johnson wrote:

> At 01:53 AM 1/15/2009, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> Yes, probably.  No one has described an airship as a Zeppelin (or a
>> blimp) for many years.
>
> I wonder if there was a regional influence also.  In Georgia (USA) in
> the 50's/60's we referred to airships with rigid internal frames as
> dirigibles and those without frames as blimps.  I never heard the
> term Zeppelin used unless in reference to the one that crashed.

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