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Circling the Washington Monument by Lincoln Beachey

Lincoln Beachey circles the Washington Monument in an airship, June 13 14, 1906.  NASM 98-15047 by National Air and Space Museum Archives: Smithsonian Institution, Transportation History #balloons

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  • 118 years ago, America's first stunt pilot flew circles around the Washington Monument and then landed on the White House lawn to try to greet the President. Nowadays, Washington, DC has all these capitol-specific airspace rules that diidn't have personal dirigibles in mind. Drones are banned city-wide too. It's not to say that this stunt is impossible to do legally nowadays, but good luck getting permits to do this.