Ride The Farmers Airship (Zeppelin NT) In Indy - August 12-14

(click pic to enlarge)    Ride the Farmers Airship in Indianapolis, Indiana August 12-14

Tickets are available for: $375 + tax per person, with special rates and charter flights
available by calling 650-969-8100 x 111, or online at www.airshipventures.com/tour.

 I got these pictures of the Farmers Airship at Oshkosh just over a week ago. Not only did this thoroughly modern Zeppelin NT airship look great in the skies over world's greatest aviation event, but they were selling rides in it too! It was part of the Farmers Airship Covering Communities Tour - a six-month journey taking the world’s largest airship across the United States and back. And the next stop? Indianapolis, Indiana for rides on August 12-14 at Indianapolis Regional Airport (KMQJ) - formerly Mount Comfort Airport.

 This really is a ride-of-a-lifetime chance to experience a modern Zeppelin airship. The smooth, yet fully controlled floating sensation is truly unmatched by any other type of flying machine... and with the huge panoramic windows on the gondola, you experience a view from above that's about as perfect as it can get. What could be better than seeing a beautiful city like Indy from 1200 feet knowing that you're inside the big Farmers billboard in the sky... and everyone is looking up at you!

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 For more pictures and lots of detailed info on the Zeppelin NT (New Technology), check out my post from back in June: Ride The Farmers 'Zeppelin NT' 3-Engine Airship At Oshkosh 2011. The more you understand all the fresh ideas and high technology that went into the new Zeppelin airship, the more impressive it all becomes. And this design is so good that Goodyear recently announced that their blimps will be replaced with Zeppelins in the near future. It's also an important distinction here to note that the Farmers Airship isn't a 'blimp'. By definition, a blimp has no internal structure... but the Zeppelin includes a partial structure inside the big envelope which allows for the engines to be mounted high and away from the gondola, along with a variety of other design advantages.

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 The opportunity to ride the Zeppelin in Indiana may only come once in a lifetime - don't miss it if you have the interest and the means! 

 Public 'Flightseeing' tours aboard the Farmers Airship will be offered at Indianapolis Regional Airport (KMQJ - formerly Mount Comfort Airport), with flights departing from Indy Air (3867 North Aviation Way, Greenfield, IN) on August 12-14  -  45 minutes in duration, cruising at 1200 feet above area landmarks. Tickets are available for: $375 + tax per person, with special rates and charter flights available by calling 650-969-8100 x 111, or online at www.airshipventures.com/tour.