DSE 3 #1 July 3, 2009 Did anyone else catch this skydive, alleging first skydive from a Zepplin? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VbtcC9k2ao Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ast4711 0 #2 July 3, 2009 Nice Video!! But not the first from a Zeppelin NT. I remember an event in germany couple of years ago where they jumped from one... alex -- www.tandemmaster.net www.skydivegear.de Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #3 July 3, 2009 QuoteBut not the first from a Zeppelin NT. I remember an event in germany couple of years ago where they jumped from one... I kinda thought I recalled something about that. He's wearing a GoProHero on his helmet, not bad vid at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lost_n_confuzd 0 #4 July 3, 2009 QuoteNice Video!! But not the first from a Zeppelin NT. I remember an event in germany couple of years ago where they jumped from one... alex True, however on the author's comment section to the right of the video he says: QuoteOn July 2nd, former Navy SEAL skydiver Geoff Reeves made history by becoming the first person to jump from a Zeppelin airship over US soil. Jumping over the beautiful Long Beach Harbor and the Que..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #5 July 3, 2009 Uh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Good God, it's just another flippin' platform. I mean, excellent job getting paid for it and all but holy crap it's not like it was anything really special. He exited, he pulled, he landed.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #6 July 3, 2009 Quote Uh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Good God, it's just another flippin' platform. I mean, excellent job getting paid for it and all but holy crap it's not like it was anything really special. He exited, he pulled, he landed. Wow...... Maybe he didnt pick the music, maybe some whuffo did. Damn do you ever have anything good to say? Is not like hes on here saying " Im the coolest guy alive" Take a fucking breath and relax. Quit analizing shit so much! Maybe you should catch up on your meds?Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #7 July 3, 2009 I agree. This video was some funny shit. Talk about playing it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #8 July 3, 2009 What I don't get is that he takes a 10 second delay, and during that 10 secs, he checks his altitude watch twice, and doesn't get one frame of footage of the zepplin. How about back fly yourself out the door, and get a shot of the big ballon? Still a cool jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #9 July 3, 2009 QuoteUh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Good God, it's just another flippin' platform. I mean, excellent job getting paid for it and all but holy crap it's not like it was anything really special. He exited, he pulled, he landed. Truth is, I didn't have audio on; you're right. Pretty dramatic. Me....I woulda rolled over and shot the blimp at least once. Looks like it was put together by the blimp company. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #10 July 4, 2009 QuoteUh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Good God, it's just another flippin' platform. I mean, excellent job getting paid for it and all but holy crap it's not like it was anything really special. He exited, he pulled, he landed. He needs to untwist his brake lines too. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #11 July 4, 2009 QuoteDid anyone else catch this skydive, alleging first skydive from a Zepplin? Is a Zepplin different than a blimp? I know there was a blimp jump at Quincy ~15 years ago.Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeQ.Public 0 #12 July 4, 2009 Well yeah. One starts with a Z, the other a B.Very soon, an honest person will not be able to sing the last 2 lines of our National Anthem:::Practice safe dining....use condiments Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #13 July 4, 2009 I always thought that Zeppelins had a rigid frame under the skin. Common blimps (Goodyear, Fuji Film...) are just gas bags with no internal structure. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfilarsky 0 #14 July 4, 2009 QuoteI always thought that Zeppelins had a rigid frame under the skin. Common blimps (Goodyear, Fuji Film...) are just gas bags with no internal structure. Correct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #15 July 4, 2009 QuoteUh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Good God, it's just another flippin' platform. I mean, excellent job getting paid for it and all but holy crap it's not like it was anything really special. He exited, he pulled, he landed. ominous music = Crimson Tide..... navy genre of movies where submarines might start a nuclear war.... navy guy doing jump.... whatever... only seemed special because it seems as tho' he got paid for the jump. Mr. Macho talk at the start was a big turnoff. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #16 July 4, 2009 QuoteI always thought that Zeppelins had a rigid frame under the skin. Common blimps (Goodyear, Fuji Film...) are just gas bags with no internal structure. No. That's the difference between a blimp and a dirigible. Zeppelin is the name of a company that manufactures both, but most well known for dirigibles like the Hindenberg.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #17 July 4, 2009 QuoteQuoteI always thought that Zeppelins had a rigid frame under the skin. Common blimps (Goodyear, Fuji Film...) are just gas bags with no internal structure. No. That's the difference between a blimp and a dirigible. Zeppelin is the name of a company that manufactures both, but most well known for dirigibles like the Hindenberg. I'm pretty sure you're all wrong. The Real Zeppelin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #18 July 4, 2009 If you want to be specific, that is a blimp. Think: balloon, limp. It is a dirigible, (french word for steerable) balloon, making it an airship. Whether it is a "Zeppellin" depends upon which factory it came from. YEs the original (early 1900s) Zeppellins had rigid aluminum frames, covered with fabric and containing gas-bags, but the Zeppelin factory recently re-started manufacturing dirigible balloons with soft envelopes, similar to the one in the original video, ergo, while it is a frame-less blimp, it sill might be a genuine "Zeppellin." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #19 July 5, 2009 Whoever wrote that title on Youtube was probably trying to sound cool. For clarification and to keep it simple. A Zepplin is a rigid-framed airship with hydrogen filled baffles. Remember the Hindenberg. A blimp (That is what is in the video) in a non-rigid framed airship "filled" with helium. Hope you're recovering nicely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blimp Go start the reactor Quade. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #20 July 5, 2009 Quote Uh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Yeah! They could have at least used a Led Zeppelin tune as the score! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #21 July 5, 2009 QuoteI agree. This video was some funny shit. Talk about playing it up. Anyone catch how he called 30 seconds and then asked for a course correction to the right? Nice grandstanding for the cameras - as if 20 feet would've mattered."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #22 July 6, 2009 QuoteUh . . . wow . . . ominous music makes it sound as if it really is dangerous doesn't it? Good God, it's just another flippin' platform. I mean, excellent job getting paid for it and all but holy crap it's not like it was anything really special. He exited, he pulled, he landed. The music is from The Transformers movie. The jumper is one of the guys who did the skydive stunt in the second Transformers movie.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #23 July 6, 2009 Blimp, dirigible, Zepplin, who cares. Skydivers can be pretty anal - myself included. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #24 July 6, 2009 QuoteCommon blimps are just gas bags with no internal structure. I know a few people like that too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #25 July 6, 2009 Quote Me....I woulda rolled over and shot the blimp at least once. Looks like it was put together by the blimp company. My thought exactly. When you jump out of something like that, you really want to take a look back.Second thought, it's not a Zeppelin, which is an airship with a rigid frame. It's a blimp, an airship which keeps it's shape without a frame, just gas pressure. Edited to note: Just went to their airship website. It's a semi-rigid airship, with a partial frame. That would explain it's slightly tubular mid section. It's a rarer type of construction, somewhere between a blimp and a true zeppelin. Whatever it is, I'd love to jump out of it. But I'd pick my own music. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
