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Today around 5 pm I went for a little walk at Fort Miley, which overlooks Ocean Beach to the south, the Pacific from south to north, and the Golden Gate to the northeast.
Just a bit after 5 I saw the Zeppelin NT flying over the SF zoo heading west, then turning north, following Ocean Beach, headed pretty much in my direction. I'd estimate the Zeppelin's altitude at about 600 m (1,800 feet). When it passed over me, it sounded about as quiet as a small recreational plane. The airship then headed east for the Golden Gate Bridge, flew over it, then tuned back south to go back to its hangar at Moffett Field.
The mosquitos were hungry! I think I may have caught West Nile virus or something...
That's right after passing over the zoo, just off the beach, heading north:
Above Ocean Beach, approaching -- you can see a person on the beach near the left corner:
Ugly, backlit close-up shot of the NT.
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Capacity: 12 passengers
Length: 75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Volume: 8,255 m³ (290,500 ft³)
Useful lift: 1,900 kg (4,180 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Textron Lycoming IO-360, 150 kW (200 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
Flying over the Golden Gate:
Just a bit after 5 I saw the Zeppelin NT flying over the SF zoo heading west, then turning north, following Ocean Beach, headed pretty much in my direction. I'd estimate the Zeppelin's altitude at about 600 m (1,800 feet). When it passed over me, it sounded about as quiet as a small recreational plane. The airship then headed east for the Golden Gate Bridge, flew over it, then tuned back south to go back to its hangar at Moffett Field.
The mosquitos were hungry! I think I may have caught West Nile virus or something...
That's right after passing over the zoo, just off the beach, heading north:
Above Ocean Beach, approaching -- you can see a person on the beach near the left corner:
Ugly, backlit close-up shot of the NT.
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Capacity: 12 passengers
Length: 75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Volume: 8,255 m³ (290,500 ft³)
Useful lift: 1,900 kg (4,180 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Textron Lycoming IO-360, 150 kW (200 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
Flying over the Golden Gate:
