Airship Tweetup
Published by Dan Frakes (@danfrakes) —
At Moffett Field for the @airshipventures #ZeppMe tweetup.
The big hangar, under renovation. The photo doesn’t do its size justice. #ZeppMe http://t.co/VE0uY8vz
Wow, Moffett was built in the early 30s to host a flying aircraft carrier. Previous tweet’s hangar was for *one* plane. #ZeppMe
Haha: The aforementioned hangar has its own Twitter account: @MoffettHangar1 #ZeppMe
Great conversation with CEO of @airshipventures. Business is run on Macs—he was behind The Missing Sync software. #ZeppMe
For Google I/O jump, they had to bleed helium to keep zeppelin in atmosphere: They lost 600 lbs of ballast when jumpers jumped #ZeppMe
Cool science use of a Zeppelin: hold a huge lens in the air to pair with lens on the ground to make a 2-mile telescope #ZeppMe
That tweet wasn’t a joke. They’ve actually made a two-mile telescope for research. One lens on ground, other hanging from zep. #ZeppMe
Lucky guy just won a free flight on @AirshipEureka . Talk about a door prize. #ZeppMe
@fields @airshipventures Indeed. They have a 3-square-foot positional margin. Luckily, @AirshipEureka can do it. #ZeppMe
It’s @MoffettHangar1 up close #ZeppMe http://t.co/rOzGPVrs
The @MoffettHangar1 so big, they did indoor hot-air balloon rides, and had indoor precipitation. #ZeppMe
Hindenburg on top, @AirshipEureka #4 http://t.co/Rweoxh0o
For comparison, the real thing #ZeppMe http://t.co/fURX7Lyt
Did not know: Whenever @AirshipEureka takes a 1-way flight, 25 support people and 8 or 9 vehicles go with it on the ground. #ZeppMe
When @AirshipEureka flew in Texas, they took seats out b/c Texans weigh more than Californians. CA max: 12. TX max: 9 #ZeppMe
This hangar is massive. Made of concrete and wood! #ZeppMe http://t.co/RqGwlRD0
That was a great mini-tour of the hangar and @AirshipEureka. So cool up close #ZeppMe
One more shot of @AirshipEureka up close #ZeppMe http://t.co/ua3PiAeR
Woot! Walking out the door, I won a flight on @AirshipEureka! The wife will be ecstatic. #ZeppMe
@jsnell @AirshipEureka They said they’ll be having more tweet-ups. Highly recommended!