America's First Rigid Airship
America's first rigid airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), was the trailblazer not only in its new materials and technologies, but also learning to live with the limitations of rare and expensive helium as a lifting gas. This video offers a different view than more popular histories. As we approach the rebirth of the rigid airship, the story of these pioneers needs to be fully understood.
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