VirtualGlobetrotting: Blimps and Balloons

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Blimp
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Goodyear Blimp
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At the Goodyear Blimp facility

Worldwide Aeros 41B airship
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Goodyear Blimp Facility
stewc625 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: stewc625.
This is along the 405 Freeway in Carson CA, about 10 miles south of LAX. It's Goodyear's LA blimp parking facility.
Blimp used to be in the GL map but was 'updated'. It is still in the LL Bird's Eye View maps though.

TARS Balloon at Yuma Proving Ground, CA
emilykind_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: emilykind_.
The Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) balloon is an American airborne ground surveillance system. The one shown here is one of 11 TARS blimps in the United States. It is used to monitor air traffic along the border. US Customs and Border Patrol have taken over the program since 2014.

Channel 6 Zooballoon
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

Goodyear Blimp 'Spirit of America' in flight
bubaonline (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: bubaonline.
For 80 years, Goodyear blimps have adorned the skies as very visible corporate symbols of the tire and rubber company that began operations in 1898. (...)

DirecTV Blimp
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

Villa Borghese
TexasAndroid (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: TexasAndroid.
Park with a tethered ballon for sightseeing rides.

Metlife Blimp 'Snoopy One'
zman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: zman.
At the Goodyear blimp facility in Akron, OH.

Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Albuquerque
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By: adrbr.

Goodyear Blimp
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.

Blimp at Briscoe Field
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Balloon and Shadow at Niagara Falls
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

Balloon at Paris Hotel
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

CargoLifter Skyship 600 at the Aerium
Ozzy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Ozzy.
This Blimp is at the Tropical Island Resort, the former Aerium airship hangar in Brandenburg, Germany.

Ameriquest Blimp
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

Blimp Over Georgia
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
This blimp is probably covering a golf tournament at the TPC at Sugarloaf. Possibly the Bell South Classic which is an annual tournament on the PGA Tour.

Goodyear Blimp

MetLife blimp "Snoopy Two"
kuressaare (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kuressaare.

World on the Berlin HiFlyer balloon
dda (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: dda.

Balloon Safari Ride
San Diego Wild Animal Park

Hot air balloon being inflated
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
Preparing for a day of floating over the Denver area.

Hot air balloon
Next to Estadio Ciudad de Valencia

'Outback' blimp

HiFlyer in Singapore
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.

Channel 6 Zooballoon
Climb aboard the Channel 6 Zooballoon and embark on a soaring-safari. Rise high above the treetops of the Zoo and overlook giraffes and zebras. Elevate to heights of 400 feet and enjoy spectacular views of Fairmount Park and the Philadelphia skyline. Guests may enjoy both daytime and evening flights on the region's lone passenger carrying helium balloon. Voyages last approximately 15 minutes.

Belgacom Captive Balloon 'Aerophile'
After Paris, Berlin and twenty other places all over the world, Brussels has since April 2003 its very own captive balloon : the "Belgacom Balloon". The Balloon is situated in the Commune of Schaerbeek, in the "Espace Gaucheret", at the end of the Boulevard du Roi Albert II, and will stay there until January 2006.
"Aerophile" - as the captive balloon is called - is one of the largest balloons in the world. It has a 5,500 m³ envelope permanently inflated with helium, an inert and non flammable gas, and a circular passenger cabin equipped to carry up to 30 people at a time. It is attached to the ground by a cable which, when fully extended, lifts its passengers 150 metres into the air.

Hot air balloons at Balloon Fiesta Park
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By: adrbr.

Bournemouth Balloon
Tethered sightseeing Balloon

Dirigible at Republic Airport
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By: skyeye.

Captive balloon in Parc André Citroën

Zeppelin NT
Zeppelin NT ("Neuer Technologie", German for new technology) is an airship type that has been manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen.
This company can be considered the successor of the companies founded by Ferdinand von Zeppelin which constructed and operated the very successful Zeppelin airships in the first third of the 20th century. There are, however, a number of notable differences between the Zeppelin NT and the dirigibles of those days, as well as between the Zeppelin NT and usual non-rigid airships known as blimps. [wikipedia]

Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
bonjbrown2 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: bonjbrown2.
The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF), located in Palestine, Texas, is a NASA facility managed by the Physical Science Lab of New Mexico State University. The contract to manage the facility is administered by the Balloon Program Office at Wallops Flight Facility of Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).
Provides the services of launching large (400 ft. dia), unmanned, high altitude (120,000 ft.), research balloons; tracking, and recovering the scientific experiments suspended beneath them, for NASA centers and universities from all over the world.

MetLife Blimp "Snoopy 1"
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

HiFlyer in Beirut
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.

HiFlyer at Angkor Wat
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.

Characters In Flight balloon
The Characters in Flight helium balloon ride at Downtown Disney officially opened on April 21, 2009. The balloon, operated by Aerophile, takes up to thirty guests 400 feet in the air for around five minutes, providing 360-degree views of all of Walt Disney World and the surrounding Orlando area.

Hot Air Ballooning over Matera, Italy
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.

HiFlyer in Acapulco (without balloon)

DirecTV Blimp
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By: boothy443.

Prototype cargo airship
A blimp with wings - the Dynalifter airship hopes to revolutionize the air cargo industry. This prototype is 120 feet long, a smaller scale of the proposed 990 feet long airship.

Hot air balloon

MetLife blimp
The MetLife blimp program began in 1987 with the “Snoopy 1” airship and, in 1994, expanded to include the “Snoopy 2” airship. The program provides aerial coverage to over 80 major sporting events every year and is currently the official aerial coverage provider of the PGA Tour. “Snoopy 1” and “Snoopy 2” also provide overhead television coverage for the NFL, CBS College Football, the LPGA, the NBA Finals, the Preakness Stakes, and the Kentucky Derby. On August 23, 2011, MetLife agreed to a 25 year sponsorship deal to rename New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets to MetLife Stadium.

Blimp over the Jersey shore

Sanyo blimp
The SANYO North America Group became the first electronics company to launch a blimp in North America. The "SANYO Blimp," 165-feet long, is being used as part of SANYO's celebration of 50 years of doing business worldwide. Based in San Diego, the SANYO Blimp is scheduled to appear in conjunction with charitable events, major outdoor activities, business events and trade shows across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Blimp at Essen/Mülheim Airport
cmike77 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cmike77.

PanoMagique Balloon over Disney Village

Che Guevera hot air balloon

Pião carrapeta 56m (June balloon)
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
June balloon is a kind of balloon made ​​of paper . The balloon size determines the type of paper being used, it is more common to see this kind of balloon at the time of Jerk , but there are classes ballooners that cook up the whole year. It has several models of balloons, the best known is the biriba (sold in June Festival season).
In Brazil , this type of balloon is prohibited by law because of the risk of fires .
Who is called the loose balloonist . Generally ballooners organize themselves into groups or teams, especially in the Brazilian cities of Curitiba , Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo , for making paper balloons making various models, such as pião carrapeta, bagdás, modeled, trufis, clippings, among others. These balloons can be released during the day or evening. By day, the balloonist usually put banners, flags and silk sheet fogueteiras ( fireworks ). At night, he often put fogueteiras, panels, signage. To make the panels and placards night he uses ushers (cup of silk sheets with a lit candle inside), also used to put around the balloon, balloon and this is known as lanternado or bojado. The fogueteiros known as carry a load of fireworks .
(Imagery Date: 7/3/2004)

Sanyo Blimp
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Metlife Blimp
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
The metlife blimp of over the coast near Tampa

Outback Blimp
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

Advertising balloon
Shadow just to the noth of the balloon.

Advertising Blimp

Zeppelin Mooring Mast
This is thought to be the last surviving zeppelin mooring mast on a building. When it was built it was commonly expected that zeppelins would become common. The Thomas Jefferson Hotel got ahead of the curve by installing this mast. After the Hindenburg Disaster zeppelin transportation was pretty much abandoned.

HiFlyer in Miami

Blimp
At San Bernardino International Airport

Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

PanoraMagique balloon at Downtown Disney

Balloon
gamma (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: gamma.

Great Park Balloon in flight
The Great Park Balloon offers free flights to 25-30 people at a time. The tethered helium balloon rises 400 feet above the ground for a great view of the surrounding landscape.

Blimp over Brazil

HiFlyer in Johannesburg

'Cloud Nine' balloon rides
Cloud Nine first opened Oct. 9, 2009, as the world's largest helium-filled, land-tethered balloon. The attraction was owned and founded by entrepreneur Kevin Michaels.

NASA National Scientific Balloon Facility
sessman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: sessman.
Palestine Airport just East

Lizard kite

HiFlyer in Chantilly

Farmers Airship
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
On ground at the EAA Air Venture Museum

Tethered Aerostat
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.

Goodyear Blimp 'Spirit of Innovation'

'English Riviera' HiFlyer

HiFlyer at Leeds Castle

ABSA HiFlyer

MetLife blimp

N560VL - Virgin Lightships American Blimp A60R (MetLife Snoopy One)
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

RosAeroSystems Au-30

Johannesburg HiFlyer
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304 Airlander 10 at Cardington Airfield
The HAV 304 Airlander 10 is a 2012 built hybrid airship.
Direct link below.

Bournemouth Balloon

Hot Air Balloon

HiFlyer in Baltimore

HighFlyer in Budapest (without balloon)

Berlin HiFlyer balloon in flight
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.

Shadow of Dirigible
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
The shadow of an airship, probably photographing, is seen over Terminal Island.

Met Life blimp

World's Largest Zeppelin over Rotterdam
Direct link to historical imagery below (goo.gl)

Blimp at Charlottenburg Palace

Tethered Aerostat
The image shows the balloon and the entrance to the site. The Tethered Aerostat Radar System is depicted on the current aero navigation chart, noting
CAUTION: UNMARKED BALLOON ON CABLE TO 14,000 MSL in the area marked RESTRICTED R-6318

Blimp

Balloon Air de Paris

1859 Balloon Voyage
On June 6, 2009 Conner Prairie opened the 1859 Balloon Voyage. Visitors can take 15 minute rides in a tethered balloon to a height of 350 feet (110 m). The balloon is filled with 210,000 cubic feet of helium and is 105 feet (32 m) tall, making it the largest tethered gas passenger balloon in the world. The gondola can carry up to about twenty people and the balloon can lift up to 4.5 tons. The ballon was manufactured by the French company Aerophile. There are currently only five of these balloons in the United States.
An educational exhibit accompanies the balloon voyage. The exhibit is a recreation of a Lafayette streetscape and includes several hands-on, interactive elements that teach the historical context and the technology of ballooning. The entire attraction is based on the historic August 17, 1859 trip of Aeronoaut John Wise, where he made the first airmail delivery in the United States 25 miles from Lafayette, Indiana to Crawfordsville, Indiana carrying 123 letters and 23 circulars.

HiFlyer in Cheverny
Not yet compleeted.

World on the Berlin HiFlyer hot-air balloon

HiFlyer in Istanbul (without balloon)

Blimp at Shenyang
KRL (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: KRL.
Small Blimp parked at Dongta Airport.

Navy Airship
This appears to be USN Airship MZ-3 visiting Marion County Airport.

Wonders of Flight Balloon
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.
Sadly, now permanently closed. Good close up Streetview shots of the balloon though!