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Add new Web site: Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum - Blimp! Mar 14, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The History And Future Of Blimp Technology. Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Modeling and Control Analysis of URRG Monohull Blimp. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles - Airships, Blimps, and Aerostats. Mar 01, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - 50 Years Ago . . .The U-Boat Peril Overcome. Jul 30, 2023
Anniversary information added. May 12, 2023
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Blimps Work. Dec 26, 2008
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