Brosnan, an airship enthusiast, especially admired the dirigible finale. The dirigible, or airship, was developed in the early 20th century. A powered, steerable aerostat is called a "dirigible". The original Chitty Bang Bang's engine was from a Zeppelin dirigible. It was immediately recognized that a steerable, or dirigible, balloon was required. Work on developing a steerable (or dirigible) balloon continued sporadically throughout the 19th century. "Submarine" (1928), "Flight" (1929) and "Dirigible" (1931). He built and flew the first fully practical dirigible capable of routine, controlled flight. Carl and Russell reunite Kevin with her chicks and fly the dirigible back home. Ratigan breaks free and attacks Basil, eventually knocking him to the dirigible. However, Basil grabs a part of Ratigan's dirigible and saves himself. He first proposed the idea of an all-metal dirigible and built a model of it. He also voiced Oompo and The Dirigible Captain in "". It was designated Signal Corps Dirigible No. 1. Under these circumstances, Eckener managed to obtain an order for the next American dirigible.