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Army gets new blimp ready for duty
2012-05-24
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Gotta love the line about mating the gondola to the blimp, 'if it fits...'
if nothing else, Goodyear could probably use some new airframes.....
Posted by: USN,Ret   2012-05-24 23:06  

#6  Does anyone know the origin of the word "Blimp"? In WWI, a British officer thumped one and repeated the sound it made. Blimp.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2012-05-24 19:26  

#5  The word blimp means big, slow target to me.

The word for that in our language is 'aircraft carrier'.
Posted by: SteveS   2012-05-24 12:58  

#4  The word blimp means big, slow target to me.
Posted by: Spot   2012-05-24 07:53  

#3  FEMA disaster aid representative returns to mother ship.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-05-24 03:26  

#2  Not only that, but vast fleets of American war zeppelins blotting out the sun will strike terror into the hearts of our enemies.
Posted by: SteveS   2012-05-24 02:34  

#1  I hope they get right - iff our future OWG-NWO + USDOD desire both "defensive" + "offensive" Global Strike, Spacestrike, Global + Space Recce/SSIGINT, etc., THE NT DIRIGIBLE WILL FILL VARIOUS VITAL HAL NODES UNTIL MOON BASES + DEEP SPACE STATIONS, ETC. BECOM ROUTINE.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-05-24 00:21  

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