Förderverein Zeppelin-Tourismus e.V.

We provide the current Circular Letter and further information as online viewable and downloadable Acrobat PDF* file:

Circular Letter and invitation to members' meeting, April 2011

Let us express our gratitude here to Gabi Gerdau for the translation of our documents!

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ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG sells three Zeppelin NT to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Please find details of this largest deal in the history of the Friedrichshafen based company in the press information sheet provided by Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik:

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Berblinger's historic gliding flight celebration in Ulm

Zeppelin NT flights were planned on the occasion of Ulm's celebration of 200 years since Berblinger's historic gliding flight attempt, sadly the flights could not take place as planned.

Please read more about the person and its history, this year's aircraft competition and other events here: www.berblinger.ulm.de/en
There will also be a Kinderdorf charity air mail, orderable at Flugpost Kurier, Pestalozzi Kinderdorf, Phone: +49-(0)7771-8003-230, Fax: +49-(0)7771-929707, E-Mail: info(at)kinderdorf-flupost.de for c. 15,00 €. (for examples see also www.kinderdorf-flugpost.de,in German)
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This year our annual member meeting took place in Friedrichshafen on June 5. Please see the circular letter above for details.
Thanks to our member Patrick Frischknecht we have two impressions of the fair and our meeting here:

2009 our annual member meeting took place in Konstanz on May 9. Minutes and a report about it were published in the circular letter.

On January 31, 2009 a presentation "Zeppelin - An Opportunity for Dresden's Tourism" took place in Dresden.
Here we have two photos of the event.

©/Source: FZT webmaster

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After transport to the USA, Zeppelin NT No. 4 is now stationed near San Francisco and operated by Airship Ventures.
Here are some photos of the fascinating new area.

^{Moffett Field with Hangar}
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^{San Francisco Bay Area}
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^{Golden Gate Bridge}
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Hiroyuki Watanabe (President of Nippon Airship Corporation) speaking greeting words at the dedication ceremony for Zeppelin NT No. 4. To the right: Alexandra and Brian Hall, founders of Airship Ventures.

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Pictures of the successful first Zeppelin Europe Tour (September 2008) with Zeppelin NT N07 Nr.4

©/Source: FZT/W.Schröder

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Picture of the baptising of Zeppelin NT No. 3 by Ingo Frankmann to the name "Baden-Württemberg"

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The 2008 annual member's meeting was held in Friedrichshafen May 24, 2008. Please read about the meeting in our circular letter.
There will also be a new Zeppelin-Weekend for juveniles and students in 2008!

Picture of 2008 annual member's meeting

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Pictures of the Solomusical "Hugo Eckener" by Martin Weber (Link: Navismo Musicals) (2008 annual member's meeting)

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Picture of the joint dinner after 2008 annual member's meeting

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Picture of guided tour of the Zeppelin NT Hangar after 2008 annual member's meeting

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Picture of ZEPPELIN NT N07 No. 4 to be operated by Airship Ventures during a test flight

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Photo of Zeppelin NT No. 3 at AERO 2007 exhibition in Friedrichshafen right before a passenger exchange.

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Circular Letter and invitation to members' meeting, April 2011

This year our annual member meeting took place in Friedrichshafen on June 5. Please see the circular letter above for details. Thanks to our member Patrick Frischknecht we have two impressions of the fair and our meeting here:

2009 our annual member meeting took place in Konstanz on May 9. Minutes and a report about it were published in the circular letter.

On January 31, 2009 a presentation "Zeppelin - An Opportunity for Dresden's Tourism" took place in Dresden. Here we have two photos of the event. ©/Source: FZT webmaster ©/Source: FZT webmaster

After transport to the USA, Zeppelin NT No. 4 is now stationed near San Francisco and operated by Airship Ventures. Here are some photos of the fascinating new area. Moffett Field with Hangar ©/Source: FZT San Francisco Bay Area ©/Source: FZT Golden Gate Bridge ©/Source: FZT

Hiroyuki Watanabe (President of Nippon Airship Corporation) speaking greeting words at the dedication ceremony for Zeppelin NT No. 4. To the right: Alexandra and Brian Hall, founders of Airship Ventures. ©/Source: FZT

Pictures of the successful first Zeppelin Europe Tour (September 2008) with Zeppelin NT N07 Nr.4 ©/Source: FZT/W.Schröder ©/Source: FZT/W.Schröder ©/Source: FZT/W.Schröder

Picture of the baptising of Zeppelin NT No. 3 by Ingo Frankmann to the name "Baden-Württemberg" ©/Source: FZT Webmaster

The 2008 annual member's meeting was held in Friedrichshafen May 24, 2008. Please read about the meeting in our circular letter. There will also be a new Zeppelin-Weekend for juveniles and students in 2008!