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BlueJazz

(25,348 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2013, 03:44 PM Oct 2013

I never realized the Hindenburg was so HUGE until I saw this pic.

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I never realized the Hindenburg was so HUGE until I saw this pic. (Original Post) BlueJazz Oct 2013 OP

Oh, the huge manatee! dawg Oct 2013 #1

OK, I had to laugh at that one despite myself! n/t DFW Oct 2013 #7

I wonder what the blimp hangar for that monster looked like aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2013 #2

It's in Lakehurst NJ and I've seen it. Kaleva Oct 2013 #4

Smaller than Hangar One at Moffett Field in Mountain View: Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #5

I was amazed every time I drove past that thing. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #6

I've wanted to fly by Zeppelin... Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #3

dawg

(10,624 posts)

1. Oh, the huge manatee!

Reply to BlueJazz (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 03:48 PM

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DFW

(54,436 posts)

7. OK, I had to laugh at that one despite myself! n/t

Reply to dawg (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 09:15 PM

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aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

2. I wonder what the blimp hangar for that monster looked like

Reply to BlueJazz (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 04:04 PM

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I've been inside an enormous blimp hangar in Tustin, California, that can hold several blimps. I think it's one of the largest man-made rooms in the world.

Kaleva

(36,328 posts)

4. It's in Lakehurst NJ and I've seen it.

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 04:40 PM

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Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

5. Smaller than Hangar One at Moffett Field in Mountain View:

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:47 PM

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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

6. I was amazed every time I drove past that thing.

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 07:33 PM

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Must admit I have no clue what they use it for now.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. I've wanted to fly by Zeppelin...

Reply to BlueJazz (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 04:04 PM

Oct 2013

Ever since watching Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade. What a graceful way to travel compared to the horrors of modern airplane travel.

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