Seen last weekend near Hagerstown, Maryland.
From the blimp website: “It’s been more than 10 years since a Budweiser blimp has taken flight, so when adults see our Designate a Driver blimp, we hope they’ll take our message to heart and either volunteer to be or use a designated driver.”
The blimp is making a 17 week tour this summer with stops in 25 cities to encourage the use of designated drivers'
The 130-foot airship can reach a top speed of 50 miles per hour but typically cruises at between 30 and 35 miles per hour at an altitude of 1,000 feet. It requires more than 69,000 cubic feet of helium to fully inflate the American-made blimp, and it takes a crew of 13, including a pilot, to operate and transport the airship throughout the tour.
A lucky shot - right place, right time!
Linking to Skywatch.
33 comments:
Excellent capture, Carletta! Great cause, too!
Great capture Carletta, I hope the message gets through. We have a similar advertising campaign over here as it is just becoming far too prevalent now, people drinking and then driving. Certainly not worth the consequences.
Right time, right place, right photographer! (Just a little more than a lucky shot!)
HI Carietta Yes, these are great photos of the balloon. Lovely to see it.
Great captures Carletta~
Neat-o! I have never seen a real live blimp before. That is awesome.
Obviously it was a beautiful day and I love the contrast of the blue and the red and I love the angle in that first shot....You really did a great job with these captures....
wow - a crew of 13 surprised me! neat!
That is so cool!!! and the message is one to LIVE by!
Great message about not driving when drinking...
Interesting info about the blimp.Thanks...
Great photos.
Hugs,
Betsy
A fine capture of this good looking blimp. The effort by Budweiser does some good I would hope.
Very cool! I'm going to keep my head up and look to see if it will be in my neighborhood! ;)
I didn't realize this was so huge. So if somebody doesn't get the message they have got to be very short sighted in more ways than one.
Love that colorful blimp!! What a great capture for the day, Carletta!! And what wonderful, clear blue skies!! Hope you have a great weekend!
It's been a long time since I've seen a blimp high in the sky. Of course, it was a sporting event.
Great photos
Great post, nice to study!
I don't know if the right people will actually get that message, but on the other hand, it sure is fun to see a blimp!
Carletta, I've missed your posts !!! A blimp with a great message--wish more people would follow that advice. Have a great weekend. Mickie :)
Fun photos ~ great shots! ~ carol, ^_^
I would love to see that....excellent capture.
Great shots and I love the message on the Blimp.
These are great fun shots!
Cool shots of the blimp, Carletta! I've never seen the Budweiser Blimp! Have a happy weekend!
Good message for the blimp.
Nice shot and interesting information. As far as it being a lucky shot I think luck is where preparation meets opportunity.
These are great shots of the blimp.
What fun shots!
You were down our way. Great capture. I did not see that blimp, but I did see Snoopy a few weeks ago.
This has been the year of the blimp(s) for us - Snoopy, Minions from Miserable Me and one or two with miscellaneous advertisers. Great shots.
Great shot and an excellent message!
excellent photo... another alternative would be to just not drink... but I guess that would be in an alternative universe.
Now that is up close and personal. Can almost reach out and touch it.
that's cool! My grandson really liked these pictures.
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