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Inside you will find an extensive history relating to all of the British Airships from 1900 to the present day. The Trust is a charitable voluntary run organisation based in the U.K aiming to promote the interest and study in the history of airships and lighter than air travel, along with the preservation of Cardington airship station and its principal buildings.

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Update to Dirigible page and details of the Members Dirigible Index...more
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Updated information on Cape Town airship site... more
The Official Opening of the restored Shorts Building... photos ....more
New Airship Timeline added...how the ships compared over time...more
New Airship built at Cardington : Goodyear "Spirit of Safety".. more
R101 Crew biographies page updated with details per crew member.....more
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New Photos uncovered of docking rafts for airships : added to the Learing Zone library ...more  
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Did You Know...???  
Airships can be divided up in to 3 categories. Rigid, semi-rigid and non-rigid. Rigid means that the airship contains a skeletal frame structure ("keel") and non-rigid means that it is devoid of internal structure.  
 

 

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