Lighter-than-air (LTA) ships

[Jim Sr Sturges]

As a young Naval Aviator, many of my elders, including one commanding
officer, were former LTA pilots. God forbid one should utter “blimp.”

They used to refer  to “lightening,” which was one of the ways that they
could get rid of ballast to lighten ship and avoid plunging to their deaths.

So whenever I see that word, whether used in its aviation sense, or as a
loosely-spelled analog for “lightning,” all I can think of is BLIMPS.

Forgive me, skipper.

73,

Jim N3SZ
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Jim Sturges, N3SZ
Amateur Radio operators do it with frequency.
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