Goodyear’s new airship, built by Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen, Germany and assembled by Goodyear at Wingfoot Lake in Ohio is going through ground tests leading up to its maiden flight which is scheduled to take place later this month.

The truck-mounted mooring mast which will be used with the new airships.
Photo: The Lighter-Than-Air Society

Two propellers on the stern of the airship assist in steering and controlling pitch.
Photo; The Lighter-Than-Air Society