Comments on: Tropical Islands Resort

By: LTA Guy

LTA Guy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:13:09 +0000

This image was made when the hangar what still under construction. I worked in it while it was still an airship hangar. Note that the “small blimp” image is actually a Skyship 600, built by our company in the USA, and is actual 67 meters long, not that small, and was used for advertising, not practice.

By: Fake Palm Tree

Fake Palm Tree — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:55:36 +0000

Don’t they have hangers like this in San Francisco Area – seems to me I saw them last time I was there

By: Vega

Vega — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:39:03 +0000

Looks like the area was a military airport in the age of the cold war. Look for all the hidden hangars beside the runway

By: FI-DD

FI-DD — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:31:16 +0000

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perhaps as a homage to the buildingâ€™s intended use there is a small blimp parked on the runway outside.
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The images of that region are a few years old. That time the company was still trying to build the airships. And that blimp was a testing vehicle. I think it’s not there anymore because it was sold.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:10:46 +0000

wow! Cheers for that link

By: Bene

Bene — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:08:51 +0000

its size is overwhelming, have a look at http://www.my-tropical-islands.com/presse/presse-fotos/dome5.jpg

By: James

James — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:46:21 +0000

Keith – Nope, it’s just bad spelling! Thanks for pointing it out, now fixed.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:32:34 +0000

That is one massive hangar. I’ve always wanted to go to one of those massive beaches.

By: Keith T.

Keith T. — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:28:10 +0000

Anyway, I remember reading about this last year; the development is considered a promising sign of post-Cold War potential for Eastern Europe and the former GDR. Unfortunately, as it turns out, most of the employees drive in from the western side.

Here’s the official url (in der Anglisch): http://www.my-tropical-islands.com/index-e.htm
There are a fair number of pictures of the inside.

By: Keith T.

Keith T. — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:18:09 +0000

Is “hanger” a Britishism? In the US they are “hangars”, but I’ve been seeing “hanger” a lot lately.