Talk:Friedrichshafen

Since it has come up - what are airships Zeppelins and blimps?

Airships are the general term, which applies to all terms alike. A Zeppelin (in the classical sense of the term) is a rigid airship, meaning it has an internal "skeleton" (quite visible in the images of the burning "Hindenburg"). A blimp on the other hand has no internal structure of any kind and has much in common with a balloon (except of course for the fact that balloons aren't motorized). A blimp gets its form exclusively by the gas it is filled with. The Zeppelin NT on the other hand is a "semi rigid" airship, meaning while it does have an internal structure (usually a keel), it does not get its form only or primarily through its internal structure. In general, rigid airships ("Zeppelins") were much much bigger than the other two types and while they are all "airships" their (potential) uses and design and technological challenges are about as different as they are for small craft and ocean liners. So while the "Zeppelin NT" is indeed the closest thing we have left to a Zeppelin, it is not in the technical sense of the term a Zeppelin. Sorry for bothering you with those details ;-). If someone insists on having it say "Zeppelin" instead of "airship" I am fine with that, though. Hobbitschuster (talk) 22:04, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

A video about the town.

Here it is. Hope you'll enjoy it. Hobbitschuster (talk) 02:33, 8 July 2018 (UTC)