On October 25th 2008 the Airship Ventures Zeppelin NT reached his final destination of the transfer flight. Perfect weather during the whole trip made it possible to bring the airship over from Beaumont, TX to Moffett Field in California in the shortest time possible. Many fans were waiting for the new star in the Bay Area both at the Golden Gate park as well as at Moffett Field, which was opened by NASA to the public so that they could witness the historic moment.
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| 10-25 11:55 - First appearance of the Zeppelin NT behind the Golden Gate bridge. | 10-25 11:59 - The Zeppelin crosses the Golden Gate bridge while a local fireboat is spraying water to greet the new guest. | 10-25 12:00 - Slowly crossing the bridge to celebrate the moment. | |
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| 10-25 12:05 - Everybody was joking before the Zeppelin arrived that they would outrun the fireboat, but they didn't expect the excellent hovering capabilities. | 10-25 12:08 - Continuing the last part of the journey into the San Francisco Bay. | |
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| 10-25 13:40 - Historic hangar 1 at Moffett Field. | 10-25 13:46 - And hangar 2 (new home of the Zeppelin) and 3. | 10-25 13:56 - Zeppelin approaches its new home base. | 10-25 13:58 - The crowd is watching and is stunned by maneuverability. |
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| 10-25 13:59 - Some even brought a ladder to avoid taking photographs through the fence. | 10-25 14:00 - Flying right over the waiting spectators so that everybody could take a photo of Airship Ventures' phone number to book their own flight. | ||
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| 10-25 14:02 - Lined up for landing. | 10-25 14:03 - Just a few feet above the ground remaining. | 10-25 14:04 - Touchdown! Welcome to Moffett Field. | |
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| 10-25 14:05 - The mast truck is droven over to the Zeppelin. | 10-25 14:06 - Then the airship is winched in to the mast. | 10-25 14:08 - Done, the airship is securely moored. | 10-25 14:24 - Time for a short relaxing moment for the entire crew. |
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| 10-25 16:12 - And the first passengers are already boarding the Zeppelin for a sightseeing flight. | 10-25 16:18 - Launching into a new era of airship sightseeing flights over the Bay Area. | |
