|
|
|||
 |
|||
|
| E-Mail ModelBuffs! |
| Airships and Blimps |
|
In some countries, airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (diriger to direct plus -ible), meaning "directable" or steerable. The first airships were called dirigible balloons. Over time, the word balloon was dropped from the phrase. In modern usage, balloon refers to any buoyant aircraft that generally relies on wind currents for horizontal movement, and usually has a mechanism to control vertical movement. The term zeppelin is a genericised trademark that originally referred to airships manufactured by the German Zeppelin Company. The word Luftschiff, German for "airship", usually prefixed their crafts' names. In modern common usage, the termszeppelin, dirigible and airship are used interchangeably for any type of rigid airship, with the term blimp alone used to describe non-rigid airships. Although the blimp also qualifies as a "dirigible", the term is seldom used with blimps. In modern technical usage, airshipis the term used for all aircraft of this type, with zeppelin referring only to aircraft of that manufacture, and blimp or blimps referring only to non-rigid airships. Copyright Wikipedia.com You never really own a ModelBuffs.com model - you merely pass it on to the next generation! |
 |
R101 Airship (Small) R101 Airship (Small) Body Length - 12.00 in. [30.50 cm.] • Span - 2.00 in. [5.10 cm.] Height - 2.00 in. [5.10 cm.]; • Scale - 1:777 PRICE - $ 89.50 |
 |
Skyship 600 Skyship 600 Body Length - 14.00 in. [35.60 cm.] • Span - 4.90 in. [12.40 cm.] Height - 4.90 in. [12.40 cm.]; • Scale - 1:186 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
 |
Tom Swift Airship Tom Swift Airship Body Length - 16.00 in. [40.60 cm.] PRICE - $ 169.50 |
 |
USS Shenandoah ZR-1 USS Shenandoah ZR-1 Body Length - 20.00 in. [50.80 cm.] • Span - 2.30 in. [5.80 cm.] Height - 2.30 in. [5.80 cm.]; • Scale - 1:408 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
|
|
USS Shenandoah ZR-1 (Small) USS Shenandoah ZR-1 (Small) Body Length - 12.00 in. [30.50 cm.] • Span - 1.40 in. [3.60 cm.] Height - 1.40 in. [3.60 cm.]; • Scale - 1:680 PRICE - $ 89.50 |
 |
USS ZRS-4 Akron USS ZRS-4 Akron Body Length - 20.00 in. [50.80 cm.] • Span - 3.40 in. [8.60 cm.] Height - 3.40 in. [8.60 cm.]; • Scale - 1:471 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
 |
USS ZRS-5 Macon USS ZRS-5 Macon Body Length - 20.00 in. [50.80 cm.] • Span - 3.40 in. [8.60 cm.] Height - 3.40 in. [8.60 cm.]; • Scale - 1:471 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
 |
Zepellin L-31 Airship Second Version Zepellin L-31 Airship Second Version Body Length - 20.00 in. [50.80 cm.] • Span - 2.40 in. [6.10 cm.] Height - 2.40 in. [6.10 cm.]; • Scale - 1:390 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
 |
Zepellin L48 Zepellin L48 Body Length - 20.00 in. [50.80 cm.] • Span - 2.70 in. [6.90 cm.] Height - 2.70 in. [6.90 cm.]; • Scale - 1:385 • Registration - L48 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
 |
Zeppelin L-31 Airship Zeppelin L-31 Airship Body Length - 20.00 in. [50.80 cm.] • Span - 2.40 in. [6.10 cm.] Height - 2.40 in. [6.10 cm.]; • Scale - 1:390 PRICE - $ 144.50 |
| FIRST | PREV ( Page 2 of 3 ) NEXT | LAST | |
|
LOOKING FOR MODEL OF AN AIRSHIP OR BLIMP THAT IS NOT SHOWN?
If your desired Blimp or Airship model is not listed ModelBuffs.com can still produce any design, type or size that you may require. If we have not made a particular model Blimp or Airship before then we will get scale plans and use our own digital pictures of the aircraft or get them from stock sources. You can also supply your own digital pictures or URL reference by attaching them to the "custom made form" which you can access by clicking below. Once we have your request we will arrange to send you a quotation by return email within 24 hours. Click here to learn more about our Made to Order Airships and Blimps! |
|