| Blimps were first introduced in 1780s. The basic idea | | | | Later on, experts endeavored in designing a blimp |
| was created by Lieutenant Jean Baptiste Marie | | | | that could be controlled using electricity. |
| Meusnier (considered as father of blimps) in his | | | | Gaston Tissandier Siemens presented an airship using |
| drawing where he presented a 260 ft long balloon in | | | | electric motor of 1.1 KW in 1883. The first flight of an |
| an egg like shape. These blimps are also named | | | | electrically operated blimp was taken by La France, |
| airships or dirigible. That idea was the basic start of | | | | Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin Krebs after |
| these airships and later on experts started working | | | | one year of its development. The his blimp was 170 |
| on its actual development. Jean-Pierre Blanchard | | | | ft long and covered the area of eight (8) km in |
| presented a hand fitted airship in 1784. Moreover, | | | | approximately 23 minutes. The electric motor of 6.3 |
| Nineteenth century is considered as the actual | | | | KW was used in that blimp during its flight. |
| emergence of blimps when different experts | | | | Meanwhile, Airships and blimps became popular among |
| presented their blimps with many improvements. In | | | | people. In 1888, Peter C. Campbell ordered an airship |
| 1883, an Australian pioneer named as Dr William Bland | | | | company to make a blimp for his personal use, which |
| was sentenced due to his seven years transportation | | | | was named as "Cambell airship." However, this airship |
| on a blimp. | | | | was lost just after one year in the sea along with |
| In 1851, Bland presented an idea of designing a blimp | | | | Professor Hogan after an exhibition flight. After that |
| airship with a steam engine and named it the "Atomic | | | | incident, experts tried to design a blimp with petrol |
| airship." Bland's idea was to supply power to airships | | | | engine rather than electric motor. |
| by the steam engine (just like those installed in cars). | | | | Dr. Frederich Wölfert built a blimp in 1888 with the |
| Bland's design was highly appreciated by the experts | | | | petrol engine. However, this airship caught fire during |
| and the first atomic blimp was introduced in 1952. | | | | its flight. In result Dr. Frederich Wölfert and his |
| Henri Giffard was the first person who flew | | | | fellow, both were killed during that flight. |
| approximately 27 km on a steam power airship. | | | | Twentieth century is considered as the best era of |
| Paul Haenlein realized that these airships could also be | | | | blimps and airships because now they can be totally |
| operated by using internal combustion engine running | | | | controlled in different weather conditions. Now they |
| on the coal gas. In 1872, he succeeded in making an | | | | are rarely used for passenger transportation purpose, |
| airship with internal combustion engine. In 1878, a | | | | rather they are utilized many other purposes like |
| public demonstration of internal combustion engine | | | | lifting heavy material by the use of airship, advertising |
| was given by the Charles F. Ritchel. Also, Ogneslav | | | | of different companies and exploration of remote |
| Kostovic Stepanovic designed a blimp in 1880s. | | | | areas. |
| However, it was damaged by a fire before it flew. | | | | |