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[–] shazam482@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

where it was caught rather than landed

Explain this bit please. Blimps don't come to a controlled stop like every other vehicle in existence?

[–] masterpierround@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

From my experience (watched blimps land at a local airport a few times as a kid) they don't really land so much as hover near the ground. When they get close enough to the ground, there are mooring lines that come off the front of the blimp. The ground crew will grab them as the blimp drifts slowly in, and tie the blimp down, which is kinda like catching the blimp. IDK if the OP was referring to something different though. I've only seen Goodyear blimps.

[–] CreatiScope@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I just watched a season of Big Brother where a reward was getting to ride in the Goodyear blimp. When it landed, there was a group of like 10-15 people that had these ropes or cables and they kind of just catch the blimp as it slowly lands. Obviously the pilot brings it to a crawl but the ground team was pulling/directing it where it was going to land.

[–] TheRedditoristo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

As someone below said, the blimp drops low to the ground and then about a dozen guys grab onto the lines and pull it down and tie it to the ground. And that's how a blimp "lands".