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60' R/C Blimp - 2/24/2008 6:06:08 PM   
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Status: online 		I was watching NHRA Qualifying this morning and there was a r/c blimp that was carrying an aeiral camera. They gave a name but I forget what it was and that it was 60' long.

Anyone else happen to catch it?
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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 2/24/2008 6:36:11 PM   
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ORIGINAL: pkevinb

I was watching NHRA Qualifying this morning and there was a r/c blimp that was carrying an aeiral camera. They gave a name but I forget what it was and that it was 60' long.

Anyone else happen to catch it?


I didn't catch it, but there was a company that came to our balloon fiesta with R/C blimps about that size (see picture).

Goolgling, I did find blimpcam and Southern Balloon works

-Dave

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 2/25/2008 2:12:00 AM   
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Status: online 		I'm watching the finals now and they said it was 14' in diameter. They showed the guy flying it. He was sitting in a swivel office chair taking it easy.

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 2/25/2008 2:57:39 AM   
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I'm watching the finals now and they said it was 14' in diameter. They showed the guy flying it. He was sitting in a swivel office chair taking it easy.

My kinda flying!

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 2/27/2008 8:57:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		The blimp on ESPN is ours. It is 60ft long with a 14' diameter. We are going to be providing all of the areals for the NHRA this season. Here are some pics of the blimp. The camera on the blimp in the pictures is a FLIR system, but we used a CiniFlex camera for the ESPN job. I will post pictures from the event later.

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 2/27/2008 9:54:51 PM   
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Status: online 		Wow, thanks for posting, and posting the pictures. The ESPN coverage was great.

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 2/27/2008 11:47:31 PM   
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The blimp on ESPN is ours. It is 60ft long with a 14' diameter.


Nice! Thanks!


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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 3/17/2008 5:06:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is a video clip from the race in AZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VfmTsyMVhk

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 3/17/2008 9:01:07 PM   
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Here is a video clip from the race in AZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VfmTsyMVhk

Very cool! Now that is a job!

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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 3/21/2008 5:47:23 AM   
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RE: 60' R/C Blimp - 3/24/2008 4:18:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		That poor guy has to sit in an office chair and fly a blimp all day. Man im in the wrong line of business.

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