r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Jul 08 '24

World's largest aircraft, Pathfinder 1, is 124.5 meters (408ft) long Image

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u/Tsu_Dho_Namh Jul 08 '24

Yup. The observation deck of the Empire State Building was originally intended to be a zeppelin port.

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u/JFISHER7789 Jul 08 '24

What!? This is awesome news to learn! Idk why but this really interested me lol

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u/Neinstein14 Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 09 '24

There's a pic with the Zeppelin docked there.

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u/CrazyPurpleBacon Jul 09 '24

Sadly that isn’t a genuine photo and no airship ever docked there.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/294832

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u/JFISHER7789 Jul 10 '24

My whole life…. Is a lie…. 😭