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STS058-02-004 - STS-058 - Views of the external fuel tank falling to Earth.
View of STS-114 External Fuel Tank during separation
STS106-362-033 - STS-106 - View of the ET separation during the launch of Atlantis for STS-106 mission
STS106-362-002 - STS-106 - View of the ET separation during the launch of Atlantis for STS-106 mission
S124E005101 - STS-124 - External Tank after separation from Discovery during the STS-124 Mission
S121E05054 - STS-121 - Distant view of the ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121
S124E005095 - STS-124 - External Tank after separation from Discovery during the STS-124 Mission
STS053-27-025 - STS-053 - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
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Coolidge & Mrs. C. arriving at White House, 8/21/23
U.S. Navy C-7 blimp over White House, Washington, D.C.
After nomination luncheon of Pres. Coolidge at White House, [Washington, D.C.], 8/14/24
After nomination luncheon of Pres. Coolidge at White House, [Washington, D.C., 8/14/24]
First Lady Betty Ford Standing with Park Rangers and a Group Arriving for a White House Tour at the East Gate following the Dedication of the New White House Visitors' Waiting Area on the Ellipse
Tales of a Traveler: (c) The Grand Promenade at the White House
Tales of a Traveler: (c) The Grand Promenade at the White House
Tales of a Traveler: (c) The Grand Promenade at the White House
The C 7 passing over the White House this morning on her trip from Hampton Roads to Bolling Field
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Photograph shows Navy C 7, the first lighter-than-air ship to be inflated with helium, flying over the White house in Washington, D.C.
In album: Washington, D.C., 1 Dec. 1921 to 31 Dec. 1921, v. 3, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 7 , no. 17032.
The main types of airship are non-rigid, semi-rigid, and rigid. Non-rigid airships, often called "blimps", rely on internal pressure to maintain the shape of the airship. Semi-rigid airships maintain the envelope shape by internal pressure but have a supporting structure. Rigid airships have an outer structural framework which maintains the shape and carries all structural loads, while the lifting gas is contained in internal gas bags or cells. Rigid airships were first flown by Count Zeppelin and the vast majority of rigid airships built were manufactured by the firm he founded. As a result, all rigid airships are sometimes called zeppelins. In early dirigibles, the lifting gas used was hydrogen, due to its high lifting capacity and ready availability. Helium gas has almost the same lifting capacity and is not flammable, unlike hydrogen, but is rare and relatively expensive. Airships were most commonly used before the 1940s, but their use decreased over time as their capabilities were surpassed by those of aeroplanes.
Airplanes and blimps above National Mall, Washington Monument, Potomac river and around.
Founded in 1917 as The Flying Field at Anacostia, the Bolling Field was the first military airfield near the United States Capitol. It was renamed Anacostia Experimental Flying Field in June 1918. Throughout the Second World War, Bolling Field served as the aerial gateway to the US capital Washington D.C. After WWII, Bolling Field's property became Naval Air Station Anacostia and a new Air Force base, named Bolling Air Force Base, was constructed just to the south of the field in 1948.