Zeppelin NT Airships have been in production since the 1990s and the company behind them are Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH who are a German company. The Zeppelin NT is one of the more modern versions of an airship and unlike its predecessors which were non rigid it is semi rigid in design. This helps the airship to be more structurally sound thanks to an internal trust that is a triangular shape.

Thanks to the frame within the airship it is much safer than the old airships that did not have this kind of internal frame that held the steering fins, engines and control car in place. There are three aviation engines inside the Zeppelin NT which enable it to manoeuvre with ease and make for a really smooth experience whilst inside it. Each of these engines is powered using aviation fuel which is high octane and is often used in racing cars as well as aircraft.

In order to control the Zeppelin NT the pilot will use a joystick and steer the aircraft in one of three directions. The technology that is used in the steering for the Zeppelin NT is known as fly by wire. Fly by wire is a way of controlling flights using electronic signals rather than a slight control which is manual and it is a system that is used in many different types of aircraft today.

The Zeppelin NT airship has the capability to fly for 500 nautical miles in one single flight. This means that anyone who wants to experience a flight on this kind of airship will be able to enjoy an incredibly long flight, should they wish to. The airship 12 operate at around 300 m although it is possible for it to reach heights of 2600 m which is incredibly impressive for an airship.

Unlike a traditional air craft Zeppelin NT, like all airships is able to both land and take off from a vertical position which means it does not require a runway. Three people on the ground are required to get the Zeppelin into the air and the pilot is able to land it without much additional assistance. As you can see this type of airship is incredibly convenient if space on the ground is at a premium.

The Zeppelin NT is able to carry 12 passengers and two members of crew, or it can have a cargo of 1900 kg. Previous models of Zeppelin could carry hundreds of passengers and many members of the crew, so as you can see the size of these airships today have decreased quite significantly.

Airships like this are now used for many different purposes such as: tourist flights, Zeppelin airship experiences, television crews covering events from the air and photographers. As you can see they are incredibly versatile and thanks to their performance and operation they can take off quickly with the minimum of fuss. Zeppelin certainly has been a well-known name in the world of flight and they look set to continue this trend.