#rigid airship

[adtothebone]

One year before the humanity went “Oh!”

Also, nazis are bad.

Found in a flat of old newspaper odds & ends won at a recent local auction.

[supernobro64]

Airship!!! New model for the black heart saga!

[michael-rosskothen]

Zeppelin over a huge skyscraper

[thisisarobbery]

once again, blimps taking the fall for Big Rigid Airship. i know who you are, amtrak-official.

[postcard-from-the-past]

"Le Spiess" rigid airship

French vintage postcard

[skrelpson]

Why do old pictures of blimps look so weird. Like

They look like they were edited in or some shit. And now they're my newest obsession

[flyingprivate]

"Le Jaune" Airship

The airship, Le Jaune, built by France’s Lebaudy brothers, glided past the Eiffel Tower in Paris at 11:15 a.m. on November 20, 1903.

The name Le Jaune (“The Yellow”) came from a coat of yellow lead chromate that was used to seal the airship envelope.

They constructed an airship hangar at Moisson, near the River Seine downstream from Paris and were instrumental in the development of airships, and a series of semi-rigid airships in the early years of the twentieth century.

[holodrome]

lz 129

The Graf Zeppelin airship over St. Peter's, Vienna, 1931. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 1x04 - "Happy Progress Day!" ↳ "Airship, actually. An airship has a rigid metal hull. It's not a blimp."

[volatilebrat4103]

Broken cycles and fixed bonds (Part 1)

Leaning against the railing of the airship, shirt billowing in the breeze, it was calming and peaceful.  “I’m nervous” Jinx chuckled, shrinking into herself.  “There’s no need to be trinket” Y/N sends a reassuring smile to the blue haired woman.  “I know it’s been a couple of years but I’m positive your sister will be happy to see you”  she lifts a hand to caress Jinx’s cold cheek.  “You really think so toots?” Jinx leans into Y/N’s touch, savouring the feeling of her warmth.  “You’ve come a long way from where you were”  Y/N continues, pulling Jinx into her waiting arms, placing a kiss to her head as Jinx nuzzles her face into her lover’s chest. 

“I hope you’re right” Jinx’s words muffled in Y/N’s chest, savouring her warmth provided in the freezing wind.  No words are needed after, Y/N simply comforting her girlfriend as they head to Piltover. 

A lot had changed since then, since Jinx had fled the city to start over.  For one she healed, gone were the voices and hallucinations, the pain and suffering, all of it left behind.   Jinx had grown into the woman she had meant to be albeit a gruesome journey but one she took in stride. 

A lot had changed for the better, shockingly enough one of those changes were her fashion style.  Gone were the mangled scraps of clothing she wore, now she adorned a more formal style, her hair now long enough to tie back into a neat ponytail.  It was a change she hated at first but knew it was a step forward in her healing journey, as sad as it was to see her signature look go.

As the airship soared through the skies nearing the city she hadn’t seen in three years, her nerves began to bubble over, tightly clinging to Y/N’s shirt to ground herself.  Noticing the slight change in her breathing Y/N pulls Jinx further into her embrace, allowing her larger body to completely encompass the nervous woman.

After some time Y/N pulls slightly away from Jinx, her hand guiding her chin up so their gazes meet, “Everything is going to be alright, I’m right here trinket” Y/N’s voice soothing her ever so slightly, with that she leans down to capture her blue haired beauty’s lips in a soft, tender kiss, pouring her emotions into it.  Jinx can’t help but melt at the feeling, she knew Y/N was right, but she just can’t shake the feeling of uncertainty.  What is Vi didn’t want to see her?  What if she was better off without her?

Pulling away from the kiss the couple lean their foreheads together as they melt in each other’s touch.  “I can feel you overthinking” Y/N chuckles before placing a kiss to Jinx’s forehead.  “Relax love, we’re here”  with that the airship begins it’s decent to the docks of Piltover, the sight of the sprawling metropolis sent a pang of nostalgia through her.

Once the ship docked Jinx seemed to freeze, her nerves getting the better of her.  “Hey, you okay?”  Y/N’s voice just as gentle as her hands that softly trail up and down Jinx’s arms.   The blue haired girl could do nothing but nod, eyes glossing over as Y/N pulls her in.  “I’ve got you, you can do this”  her words relax the rigid and scared woman. 

Letting Jinx relax and gather her thoughts for a minute before taking her hands in her own, “Ready?” she asks, her eyes sparkling with encouragement.  “Ready as I’ll ever be” Jinx whispers with a small smile.  Grabbing their bags the two women step off the ship hand in hand and manoeuvrer into the bustling streets of Piltover.

As the pair walk through the busy streets Y/N can’t help but feel a pang in her heart, she had yet to tell Jinx of her history with the city.  A now energetic Jinx quickly let go of Y/N’s hand and makes her way over to an enforcer nearby, she was out of earshot leaving a confused Y/N in her wake however she took the time to reminisce about her past and family, wondering if they would still remember her.    

“Come on Toots, this way!”  Jinx’s excitement broke Y/N out of her trance as she is hastily dragged through the street, her brows furrowing as she recognised the familiar path, noticing it was leading her straight to the Kiramman mansion, however she says nothing, allowing her girlfriend to pull her along.

Y/N’s heart drops as they approach the front door, perhaps her family no longer resided her, left the city to live a better life.  “we’re here!” although excited Jinx’s nervousness is easily heard as she wipes her sweaty palms against her pants before knocking. 

Not even a minute later a pink haired woman with a tattoo under her eyes answers the door, her muscular body clad in an enforcer uniform.  “Ye-“ her words caught in her throat with a hitch, eyes growing wide in shock.  “Hiya sis” Jinx waves cutely whilst rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet.  “J-Jinx? Is t-that really you?”  the woman’s voice wavers as tears well in her eyes.  

“It’s me sis”  Jinx whispers becoming extremely conscious of her surroundings, her heart racing in anticipation.  Slowly the woman’s hand reached out, carefully cupping Jinx’s cheek as if to confirm that she was really standing in front of her, “Are you real?” tears slip from her eyes, Jinx leans into the touch to assure her, “It’s me Vi, I’m here” with that the woman now know as Vi pulls Jinx in for a tight hug, the sisters sobbing into each other. “I thought I lost you” Vi’s voice trembling as her arms tighten around her sister.

Y/N realising that  it’s a private and delicate moment not meant for prying eyes manages to manoeuvre the sisters through the door whilst still tightly wrapped in each other’s arms.  She shuts the door and stands to the side, happy her girlfriend can finally have her happy ending. 

Once the two pull away from each other, tears still streaming down their cheeks, Jinx grabs Y/N’s hand, dragging her closer.  “Vi this is Y/N, my girlfriend and Y/N my sister, Vi” Jinx excitedly introduces the two, bouncing up and down like a toddler spiked on sugar. The woman looks strangely familiar to Vi however she can’t place from where.

Vi steps forward trying to size up the woman who is clearly taller than her and almost double her size in muscle.  “Hello, it’s finally nice to put a face to the name”  Y/N stretches out her hand with a kind smile, a hint of a British accent coming through.  Vi nods as she continues to examine the woman, the accent, her features, the way she carried herself, she looked so familiar that it intrigued Vi.

Taking the offered hand in her own, “wish I could say the same” Vi’s words hold no venom as she accepts the handshake, curiosity blazing within.  She can’t sake the feeling she has seen Y/N before.  “We have so much to catch up on” Jinx luckily saves the awkward stares shared between Vi and Y/N.  “That we do”  Vi turns to her sister with a smile, gesturing the two to follow her.  The three make their way to a small living room, green chairs surrounding a fireplace, a small table between the two. 

Vi had left and returned with a tray of tea for settling herself on the table in front of her sister leaving Y/N to take residence in the other chair as the two began to catch up.  Y/N doesn’t follow their conversation, rather she sits idly by and admires her girlfriend over the brim of her cup, Jinx turning t meet her gaze every few minutes, something Vi did not miss.

Just as they were deep in conversation Y/N’s sharp ears hear the front door open and close, footsteps leading into the house.  “I’m home my love” a familiar voice shouts through the house causing Y/N to freeze, her breathing picking up ever so slightly.

Recognising the voice Jinx smirks at her sister, the two conversing without saying a word as Jinx nudged her whilst wiggling her brows suggestively causing Vi to flush a crimson colour.  “I’m making tea, would you like some?” the same voice shouts leaving Y/N’s mind reeling.  “I’m good love” Vi responds whilst Jinx continues to tease her.  Footsteps are heard leading closer to them and entering the room, however Y/N is unable to see said intruder, sitting in the chair with the back facing the door.

“Oh I didn’t realise we had guests, my apolog- Jinx?” The familiar voice stops mid-sentence as the sisters stand up together.  “Hiya cupcake” Jinx greets with a teasing wave earning a nudge to the ribs from Vi. 

Whilst the being to converse Y/N silently hyperventilates, the voice, that oh so familiar voice paired with the house that was that was also familiar to her.  “And who else do we have here?” the voice is soft, almost as soft as how Y/N remembers.  Slowly Y/N stands up and turns around facing the one person she thought she wouldn’t ever see again.

There she stood, Caitlyn Kiramman, she still looks the same as when Y/N had last seen her albeit older now.  Caitlyn drops her tea cup in utter shock alerting everyone who worriedly looked at her, “Y-Y/N?” her voice shaking with uncertainty.  Y/N just stood there much calmer on the outside,

“Been a minute, sister”

Part 2

[bathtubbbbbbbbb]

Just thinking about how selfish or at the very least inconsiderate of other people Caitlyn is. I just think it’s very interesting & it’s most definitely a trait she shares with Jinx.

Examples of being selfish & inconsiderate in season 1:

She’s a bit pompous & condescending. For example, in all her interactions with Jayce she’s always putting him down — but granted it’s very sibling banter-y, Jayce is basically her older brother& his face is literally plastered all over Piltover, so the deprecating banter I don’t think scratches his ego to much, if at all. But, this condescension continues to her coworkers “An airship has a rigid metal hull… it’s not a blimp ☝️🤓” — I remembered she said this after they had teased her for being rich but i went back & watched that scene & it’s actually Caitlyn that instigates that interaction through that very condescending comment, & Caitlyn isn’t even really that perturbed by the teasing.

She doesn’t tell Vi her mom is a councillor. Like I dunno about other people but I remember on my first watch of Arcane, where in I wasn’t familiar with league at all atp, when I was watching act 2 I was thinking “if Caitlyn dies on Vi’s watch Vi’s gonna be in such deep shit”. I get why Caitlyn didn’t tell Vi cause she has a whole complex about her mom sheltering her & people treating her differently simply because of her family name, but that is such a selfish reason to withhold that info cause if she would have told Vi would have probably been a lot nicer to her & not put her in as many life threatening situations & probably would have actively tried to protect to her a bit more cause her own ass is on the line if Cait dies or get injured as there is a trail leading people (ie Councillor Casandra, Marcus, Silco) to Vi if Cait would have died. There are much more negative consequences to Caitlyn withholding her mom being a councillor for everyone involved, she seemingly only does so because her own pride.

Seemingly not leaving a note or anything for her parents when she fucked off to follow a lead, like I get not wanting to tell them where you’re going, but her parents clearly love her very much & according to her dad were “so worried”. It wouldn’t have been hard to just leave a not lying about where you were going to quell their worry even just a little bit.

“You just expect people to give you what you want”, Vi was right on the money, Caitlyn is not very good a compromise or at the very least compromise does not come naturally to her & it seems she get frustrated when she’s forced to do it.

I’m thinking about this specifically in relation to Caitlyn’s season 2 ark, & I’m thinking about how the advice that was given to Vi by Vander “when people look up to you, you don’t get to be selfish” seems very relevant to this aspect of Caitlyn’s character — & for Jinx as well.

[stonerbellybabe]

How and why did we decide on “blimp” as the airship to adopt into the feedist vernacular? I think it would be funny if we expanded our vocabulary. For example:

“Wow, she turned into a fucking dirigible”

“You’ve really zeppelined up”

“If you keep eating like that you’re going to be a semi-rigid airship”

[lindahall]

USS Shenandoah – Scientist of the Day

The USS Shenandoah, a U.S. Navy rigid airship or dirigible, first took to the skies on Sep. 4, 1923. It was a huge thing, 680 feet long, powered by...

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[plandthealguidebooktranslation]

Azran Legacy Guidebook: Page 34

Next: Page 35

Examining the Bostonius

Landing Station The landing station besides the Thames river, London. Usually, the Bostonius is moored here. The building at the front is the tower that keeps the Bostonius anchored.

Hull/Exterior The hull of the ship is filled with helium gas, the buoyancy of which enables it to fly. The engine is directly attached to the hull, so it seems that the airship is rigid, with supports inside the exterior shell.

Cabin The main part of the ship. Immediately behind the cockpit is the reception room, behind that are the guest rooms, and on the second floor is Sycamore’s room (the captain’s room). Past the lower hull, at the rear are the engine room and cargo hold.

Tail Fin (Rudder) Used to steer the ship. There is no horizontal fin, which may enable higher cruising speeds. However, this requires a high level of piloting skill.

Spec

Length: ~64 m Height: ~48 m Top Speed: 95 km/h Cruising Speed: 65 km/h Continuous Flight Time: 60 hr Crew (capacity): 9

The Bostonius is the central hub for Layton and co. on their journey. This ship is a little different to others airships, and it’s secret will be revealed. Targent don’t know about it!

ボスドニアス号解剖

発着場 ロンドン、テムス川のほとりにある発着場。平時、ボストニアス号はここに係留されている。手前の建物は、ボストニアス号を止めておくための係留塔だ。

船体/外皮(工ンべロ ー プ) 船体をへリウムガスで満たし、ガスの浮力で飛行する。船体に直接工ンジンが取り付けられていることから、外皮内に支持構造を持つ硬式飛行船と思われる。

キャビン 本機の心臓部となる部分。操縦室のすぐ後ろには応接室、その後部には客室、 2 階にはサー八イマンの部屋(船長室)。船体下部から後部にかけては機関室と貨物室となっている。

尾翼(ラダー ) 船の舵取りを行う装置。水平尾翼がないのは高速航行を可能にするためだろうか。その反面、高い操縦技術が求められる。

SPEC 全長:… 約 64 メ ートル 全高…約 48 メ ートル 最高速度…時速 95 キロメトル 巡航速度 … 時速 65 キロメ ー トル 連続飛行時間 … 60 時間 乗員… 9 名

レイトンたちの旅の母屋となるボスト一一アス号。レイトンたちの旅の母屋となるボストニアス号。そんじよそこらの飛行船とは異なる本船の秘密を大公開。タ ー ジェントには内緒だ!!

[eilooxara]

Cool actually true fact: there is a specific altitude at which a zeppelin (or any rigid airship, but NOT a nonrigid airship like a blimp) can have its entire upper half missing, with all the lifting gas no longer enclosed at all, and still remain afloat due to the sharp density differential over elevation around it at that height

It's called "sea level"

[postcard-from-the-past]

"Le Spiess" rigid airship

French vintage postcard