George Brazil Airship

George Brazil Airship The George Brazil Airship is provided by George Brazil Services -- Plumbing and Electric Less than a year later, in July 2011, the hot airship arrived.

The George Brazil Airship was a dream of founder, George Brazil's since the company's inception in 1955. Brazil had always had a fascination with hot air balloons, and particularly liked the idea of using them as advertising media, a traveling billboard that would catch the eye of anyone it passed. However, he understood that with a traditional hot air balloon, you have little control over what di

rection the balloon actually travels in and whether or not anyone actually gets to see the balloon float by. A little over ten years ago, Brazil discovered the airship and set out researching what it would take to have an airship manufactured with his business' logo printed on either side for everyone to see. After dreaming of hot air balloons for almost 55 years, Brazil contracted a German-based company, Gefa-Flug to design and build a four-passenger airship in August of 2010. After finally receiving the airship, Brazil now had to find someone who was licensed and able to fly the airship for him. Since the George Brazil Airship was only one of two airships in the United States, the other belonging to Green Peace, this was no easy task. He decided to have German flight specialists flown over to spend several months training a team to operate the airship and on September 25, 2011, the airship took its first flight over the Arizona valley. Since then, the airship has flown as much as possible, usually anywhere from six to ten times a week. The airship launches from five different points, scattered throughout the valley, but can be flown out of any field or airstrip. The preparation for any flight is approximately 45 minutes, for anywhere from 45 to 75 minutes of airtime, depending on weather conditions. Since the airship is sensitive to wind or hot climate, the best time for flying is during the cooler months of winter and spring. The airship has a maximum elevation capacity of 1000 feet but must be flown at least 1000 feet over city limits. After over half a century of dreaming, Brazil finally had his airship and understands that not only is it an excellent form of advertising, but also a way to give back to the community. Since its first launch, he has contacted Big Brothers Big Sisters of Arizona and taken up children on flights and also intends to partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to provide rides for the disabled or disadvantaged.

07/30/2018

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10/24/2017
10/24/2017

If you notice a spark at an outlet when you plug in an appliance, you’re probably wondering if there’s a problem that needs immediate attention or if this is normal.

07/28/2017
Additional photos taken from our Airship over the 2017 Phoenix Open!!
02/08/2017

Additional photos taken from our Airship over the 2017 Phoenix Open!!

Our flight pattern yesterday along with a great shot someone sent us of the airship over the Phoenix Open
02/04/2017

Our flight pattern yesterday along with a great shot someone sent us of the airship over the Phoenix Open

We had our annual inspection of the Airship. Make sure you post pictures on our wall if you see it flying around your ar...
12/07/2016

We had our annual inspection of the Airship. Make sure you post pictures on our wall if you see it flying around your area!!

We've had great weather for our airship! Some photos from our flight above the Open this weekend.
02/09/2016

We've had great weather for our airship! Some photos from our flight above the Open this weekend.

Did you see us overhead at the BCS Championship game last night?
01/12/2016

Did you see us overhead at the BCS Championship game last night?

A couple of photos from our flight Sunday. We had good weather for the morning flight but couldn't fly in the afternoon ...
01/12/2016

A couple of photos from our flight Sunday. We had good weather for the morning flight but couldn't fly in the afternoon due to the rain.

07/24/2015

129 days, 21 hours and 28 minutes until FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 but who's counting....

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