Talk:Soviet and Russian airships

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Sources

The German wikipedia article Russische Luftschifffahrt provided a starting point and a few online sources. George Whale, a major in the R.A.F., wrote an overview of British airships that also mentions Leppig's 1812 airship for the state of Vorontsov, Russia and David Schwarz's 1893 airship.^[1]

Notes

^ George Whale, 1995, Chapter II / Early airships and their development to the present day / Germany

References

George, Whale (1995). British Airships, Past / Present / Future. BiblioBazaar (October 26, 2007). ISBN 1426400748.
heninen.net
Photograph of CCCP-B7 (UdSSR-W7) from heninen.net
dolgopa.org Russian airship site

84user (talk) 20:56, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dendrotek 22:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

100 Years anniversary of the First Airship Flight 'Kyiv'

I cannot identify or find the history of a Russian Airship “Kiev,” shown on the 2011 Ukrain stamp WNS UA021.11. Said to be “5 August 2011- Aviation (Aviation Pioneers) Subject: 100 Years of the First Airship Flight 'Kyiv' “ http://wnsstamps.ch/en/stamps/UA021.11

Perhaps it was the re-named “Griffin”? It looks quite similar.

Dirigible "Griffin" was bought from Germany (original title "Parseval PL-7", Build. 1910). envelope volume 7.600 cubic meters, length 72 m, diameter 14 m, max. speed 59 km / h Photo from the album "Dirigibles of Russia and the Soviet Union", ED Karamishev. In 1925. [GB] Dirigible "Grif" ("Griffin"). Dirigible "Grif" ("Griffin") was Bought at Germany (1st Name "Parseval PL-7", 1910). Volume 7.600 m3, Length 72 m, diameter 14 m, max.speed 59 km / H. Photo from the album "Dirigibles of Russia and USSR", ED Karamishev. Ref. http://dolgoprud.org/photo/?sect=9&subsect=94&photo=3333 Via Wikipedia Soviet & Russian Airships.

Can anyone help? If so, we can add the information in one or more articles. Dendrotek 22:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dendrotek (talk • contribs)

Russian airships before the revolution: they did exist.

The article currently claims (or strongly implies) that there were no Russian Lighter than air vehicles before the revolution. It also gives the impression that there was little interest in flight in Russia before about 1920. In fact Imperial Russia had the largest airforce in the world at the out break of war in 1914. In "Aircraft of World War I" Herris & Pearson state that Russia had 14 airships on strength in August 1914, plus 244 aeroplanes- (the next largest air power, Germany, had 12 airships and 232 aeroplanes). Early Russian aviation doesn't seem to be well documented (at least, not in English) - but this Wikipedia article certainly can be improved in this respect. Sacar (talk) 15:29, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[Whale-1] George Whale, 1995, Chapter II / Early airships and their development to the present day / Germany

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