This episode sees Lindstrand HS110 Hot air Airship / Thermal Blimp inflated as part of our local pilots attempts to test, and refurbish the 3 airships to flight condition. (Part2/3)
Stored for a long time, the team were surprised to see a yellow ball of fabric when we first pulled it out the bag. The result a new name for this beast of a machine - `The Mystery Ship'.
in this episode, we get a closer look at the workings of the gondola, before watching the full inflation of the envelope, and power on to move the airship around the field working towards the return to the air.
For a closer look at the internal workings of an airship envelope follow the link to Part 1 • Hot Air Airship / Ther...
or take a look at the envelope used in the BBC TV TOP GEAR programme in Part 3 of our mini series • TOP GEAR AIRSHIP refur...