airship demo

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view of the starboard engine close-up view of an engine back view of a thruster bottom view of thruster getting out is easy looking at pictures view through the window into the inner area of the ship showing pressurization fans, fuel system, and sandbags hard to see, but that's the ballonet that holds helium engine controls and master switches, although with radio system pilot's seat.  Wheel on left controls angle of side thrusters (together) and levers on the right are throttles for the thrusters.  Note oxygen bottle holders behind the seat.  Pilot said, "Well, it could hold a 64 oz big gulp, but I prefer oxygen." variometer and envelope controls Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Robert Michelson speaking Robert Michelson speaking Robert Michelson speaking the press conference was a full house the press conference was a full house the press conference was a full house zipper nice attachments and sewing I haven't ever spec'd zippers for critical applications... but if I had to, I'd consider "LENZIP" brand, simply because these folks did. :) nice custom looking machining thruster under power with engines running port thruster and fixed rear thruster rear view of the airship showing port, rear, and starboard thrusters.  Metal disc on the middle upper right is the helium vent unvectored rear thruster unvectored rear thruster with helium vent visible happy kids happy kids engine instruments throttles and chokes ballonet fuel and ballast thrust angle control ballonet looking back toward the cockpit fuel system close-up; also has two small electric generators to power the two air vents as well as what looked like a sealed lead acid battery me, looking up inside the airship the ballonet for helium fuel systems and air blowers envelope pressure and helium controls motor controls; rear thruster on left, side thrusters in front.  small levers are chokes can't really see, but the thrust angle wheel is connected by a chain to a potentionmeter of some sort Rob Michelson giving an interview starboard side thruster close-up of the rotax on the starboard side GTRI and GT crew GTRI and GT crew 2004:03:29 18:43:43 - GPS\n2004:03:29 12:41:08