Airships
Airships offered the first way to navigate while in the air. These powered, lighter-than-air craft can be controlled, unlike balloons that go wherever the wind blows. For a time, airships were considered a serious rival to the new airplanes.
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My Path: Captain Sterling Gilliam, Director, National Naval Aviation Museum
Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? National Naval Aviation Museum director, Captain Sterling Gilliam, shares his path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30.
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My Path: CDR Ray "Gator" Stromberger
Commander Ray Stromberger talks about the path that led him to becoming the navigator aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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My Path: TOPGUN Graduate and National Air and Space Museum Director Chris Browne
Learn about National Air and Space Museum Deputy Director Chris Browne's path through naval aviation.
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My Path: CDR Ray Gator Stromberger
Commander Ray Stromberger talks about the path that led him to becoming the navigator aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Lift: Lighter Than Air Aircraft
Learn about the history and dynamics of hot-air balloons.
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Lighter Than Air
Helium and hot–air balloons float in air, but how? Is floating a type of flying?
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