Photographed this airship over the Northern Beaches from the balcony at lunch time. VH-JVW is an American Blimp Corp A-60+ (010) 1995 operated by and
recently registered to Van Wagners Airships. First registered in Australia on 26 February 1998, it has an envelope volume of 1900 cubic metres, and is powered
by twin Limbach 90hp engines. We received a MODE S signal only, and have been tracking it for the past 125min from 12:07-AEDT.
Length - 39 Metres
Seats - 5/5
Max level Speed - 46 KTAS
Endurance - 15 Hours (at 45 Kph)
Payload - 230 Kg (with Pilot and Fuel for 10 Hours, 35°C, Cruise at 1000 m)
