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Central Steam Plant & Hortonsphere Image Source: National Archives

Although the hangars were too large to efficiently heat, the steam plant was used to warm the workshops and offices running down the sides of each hangar. The 60' Hortonsphere (right) was used to temporarily store impure helium from the airships, until it could be processed.

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