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The DIRECTV blimp launched in October 2007 at the MLB World Series in Boston and has been seen all over the United States since its inception. The blimp flies mainly over live sporting events but has also been seen at other entertainment and charitable venues. This second generation A-170LS Video Lightsign Lightship features the state of the art video screen that displays full color video images day or night. This lightsign, the only one of its kind in the world, is used to display messaging and advertising for DIRECTV. The blimp has been recently spotted on Twitter as followers track the journeys of the blimp from one event to another. The airship is owned and operated by (Van Wagner Airship Group ), an advertising company based in New York, NY with its airship division located in Orlando, FL. The DIRECTV blimp was one of the 3 airships that took part in a blimp race held over NYC on July 4, 2011. ==About the airship== The A-170LS Lightsign Lightship is a relatively new product for Lightships and enables a client to take advantage of 21st century technology to interact with its customers and activate any promotional campaign by the ability to change the message almost instantly. Manufactured mostly by American Blimp Corporation, the airship has a length of and a width of with a volume of of helium. The term Lightship comes from the internal illumination system which gives the advertiser of the airship a new reason to fly at night time.〔 The Airship's envelope and ballonet were designed and manufactured by ILC Dover. A manufacturer of flexible materials and softgoods based out of Frederick, Delaware The length of the cabin or gondola is with a width of The airship is also designed to carry a maximum of 8 passengers plus the pilot〔 The desired cruising speed can vary but it is generally around with a maximum speed of when favorable winds are present. The engines of this airship are from manufacturer Lycoming Engines with twin Lycoming IO 360, rated 180 HP with constant speed variable pitch reversible propellers In order to make all the different part of the puzzle come together, the airship needs a crew of at least 14 members which includes 2 pilots, 2 crew chiefs, mechanics, video lightsign operator and additional ground team.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DIRECTV blimp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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