Message posted by Hank on May 13, 2009 at 11:53:58 PST:
The reason for a tower is that is how the blimp is held to the ground. The tower has a 360 degree swivel that allows the blimp to rotate in the wind, rather than be dragged around. I have seen many blimp installations and the tower at Groom is way to big. The Goodyear blimp uses a tower thats about 20 ft. high.Scroll down on this link to see a blimp being tethered. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/567249816tlOIUa
Hank
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In Reply to: Re: New Trip Report with Area 51 panorama photos posted by Robert on May 13, 2009 at 9:26:27 PST:
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