Timelapse of the Appliances Online Legendary Blimp being constructed in a hangar - Appliances Online
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2014
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A blimp is flying in Australia's skies once again, with the new Appliances Online Legendary Blimp flying out from an airfield in Victoria.
Built by the Van Wagner Airship Group, the Appliances Online Legendary Blimp will be illuminated from inside by two 1,000 watt lightbulbs, making it highly visible during night flights. At 39 metres long and 11 metres wide, it's the largest and only blimp currently flying in the Southern hemisphere.
With a round-the-clock ground support crew, the Appliances Online Lightship keeps in constant contact with Air Traffic Controllers all over the country during its flights.
CEO and Founder of Appliances Online, John Winning, says that as well as flying the flag for Appliances Online, the blimp represents the company's optimism about the future of retail.
"It’s an exciting time for retailers and the Appliances Online Legendary Blimp symbolises our confidence in the Australian economy and our dedication to pushing boundaries to reach new heights as an Australian retailer. Having recently won a world retail award for Best Customer Experience of the year, we’ve proved the standard of our customer service is at a world-high; we really do go above and beyond for our customers.”
Blimps have the best safety record of any type of aircraft, and, in time, there will be opportunities for members of the public to travel in it.
"The Appliances Online Legend Blimp is similar to an airplane. It has aircraft engines on each side, and is flown by professional pilots supported by a full ground crew. When flying, the Appliances Online Blimp Crew meets passengers at the airport, provides them with a comfortable seat for their flight, landing securely on the Lightship's single-point landing gear after their trip," John Winning says.
The blimp usually travels at an average of 30mph but has gone as fast as 57mph in a tailwind. With a strong headwind it's nearly stationary: it's flown as slow as 1mph before.
Now it's up, the blimp will stay up. Unlike a hot air balloon it never actually gets deflated. When on the ground it is tethered to a special mooring mast erected at the airfield. When it relocates to other cities, it flies, for example taking around a week to travel from Melbourne to Sydney. 
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The blimp has been flying over Brisbane quite frequently. I've seen it at school at least 3 times and ever since the school holidays have started, I've seen it everyday so far.
Just saw this flying overhead at night...looks pretty damn cool.
The view must be epic up there, looking down at the city lights...
I saw this blimp flying over my school oval! Very cool, first time I've seen a blimp I might add :)
It is pretty cool Potato :) There hasn't been one over here for a while, so hopefully it's turning a few heads. If you see it again, take a picture and you could win a gift voucher! Check out the T&Cs here: facebook.com/notes/833569490033463/
You got to love the Blimp!
great video Appliances Online Australia!
Thanks Van Wagner Aerial Media. The blimp looks great. The guys who put it together really knew what they were doing ;)
it was made in america, came to australia and i always go to see it take off and it comes over my house REALLY LOW all the time!
Hi Novids. If you manage to capture a cracking photograph of the blimp taking off, remember to tag it on our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts: facebook.com/AppliancesOnline.com.au, twitter.com/appliancesAU, instagram.com/appliancesau
Appliances Online Australia Ok... I have done that but my instagram is on private :/
Is this blimp coming back cuz I love it
Look amazing. Noticed it up in the sky a few times now. Just out of curiosity, is there any pilot in that blimp?
Hamun Jogoo Yes there is
how long did it take?
Does this blimp still exist?
Is it still alive?
How much did it cost?
i saw this blimb near my house
Saw it in Brisbane today... neat! :)
What track is this music?
Hi Julian Evans. The track is Timelapse, by tacoMusic, available through Audiojungle.
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Does anyone know which brand of this blimp is, who was/is the maker?
Hi, +Dan NZ. It's a Van Wagner blimp.
+Appliances Online Australia
Hi, thanks for your reply and the helpful information you so kindly provided. Is a Van Wagner blimp the same as a Light Ship?
Where is the blimp based?
Hi, Taurean Lea. It's currently based in Melbourne (though not flying today!) but due to tour Australia next month. You can track it and keep up to date will all its information here: www.appliancesonline.com.au/legend-blimp/
Right now its based in Camden Australia In Syndey.
I was in Melb a while back.The gouging airport bus was all ad's, the train and station that I had to get was covered in ad's. When I finally got to the city I saw nothing but ad's...But just when i thought I could look up at a nice blue sky I saw ....that waste of money.
You can keep your lousy discounts and sacrifice staff and service... But can we please see the clouds without your piece of plastic. If your going to make a giant floating piece of rubbish, at least make it in Australia, so we can recover some of the landfill costs.
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