Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Airship

 Here we have another helicopter, the Piasecki HUP, which saw military and civilian use.


I moved off, photographing back towards the fighters and the museum's far corner.


And then towards the early passenger planes.


I was heading to the section focusing on space. En route, I stopped at this display case with a model of an airship. At one point it was thought these would be what would replace trans-oceanic passenger ships. Airplanes developing greater range and being able to carry more passengers put an end to that.


It was a Canadian company that developed the landing gear for the lunar module for the Apollo 11 mission.


And Canadians designed and built the first Canadian satellite put into orbit- the Alouette.

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18 comments:

  1. Linda's Relaxing LairSeptember 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM

    Upon seeing your title Airship I immediately thought of the Hindenburg.

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  2. eileeninmdSeptember 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM

    Great exhibit and information on the panels. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

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  3. Stefan JanssonSeptember 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM

    Nice design on the Piasecki.

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  4. TomSeptember 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM

    ...our grandson is stationed in Syria with the US Army and they have an airship/blimp that is used for reconnaissance over their base.

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  5. RedPatSeptember 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM

    They seem to have covered everything to do with aviation, William.

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  6. an artist reflectsSeptember 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM

    More great info about aviation ~ Wow! ~ thanks,
    an artist reflects

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  7. rupam sarmaSeptember 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM

    Truly amazing

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  8. BillSeptember 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM

    A fantastic exhibition.

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  9. Jan K. alias AfanjaSeptember 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM

    The Piasecki HUP seems to have a nice, slim design to me.

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