Biggest Zeppelin Coming to Southern California

The World’s Biggest Zeppelin is coming to Belmont Shore and Seal Beach.  The “Eureka” owned by Airship Ventures in Northern California had a press release that said they will be leaving San Francisco on May 20 and heading for Long Beach. It will return to Moffitt Field on May 26.

 

 

 

Since its top speed is 30 mph it will take most of a day to make the trip.  Not to worry, food and drinks are provided and the in-flight bathroom even has a window. Price $1,500 one way and $2,500. Round Trip.

While here in So. Cal., Airship Ventures will be offering 1 hour flights for about $400…perhaps with discounts for those who buy two tickets. Prices are still a little vague and probably will be influenced by the turnout for those flights.

This is a much bigger airship than the blimps we are used to seeing.  The Eureka is 246 feet long.  All the world’s airships are now filled with non-inflammable helium so there is no possibility of a fire from exploding gas.

The Eureka carries a maximum of 12 passengers and flies pretty low. (1,000 feet) At that altitude and that speed passengers will have better visability than they would in a low-slow flying Piper Club.  A great experience. 

The local flights should give passengers great views of Belmont Shore, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach and Los Alamitos…and perhaps some late leaving California grey whales traveling north.

For more info go to http://www.airshipventures.com/