Historical Marker Placed at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar

Posted on August 22, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

On Thursday, August 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled an Ohio Historical Marker at its 101 year old airship hangar in Suffield Township. Continue reading →

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The Lighter-Than-Air Society Will Have a Display at the Akron Props & Pistons Festival – August 18 – 19, 2018

Posted on August 10, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

The Lighter-Than Air Society will again be participating in the Props and Pistons Festival in Akron this year.

The Festival will be held on August 18 and 19, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Akron Fulton Airport, recently renamed as the Akron Executive Airport. Continue reading for more details. Continue reading →

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Goodyear’s New Blimps to Converge at Wingfoot Lake Base

Posted on July 15, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com

By Jim Mackinnon

All three Goodyear blimps will be in Northeast Ohio in a week or so.

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Google Spins Off Internet Balloon Project

Posted on July 15, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Telegraph – telegraph.co.uk

By Joseph Archer

Google’s plans for a fleet of stratospheric space balloons beaming internet to remote corners of the world have moved a step closer after its parent company Alphabet spun off the project as a separate business.

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KT unveils airship drone for use in 5G emergency network

Posted on July 15, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: ZDNet – zdnet.com

By Cho Mu-Hyun    June 25, 2018    Topic: Innovation

The telco’s Skyship Platform features an airship drone that will scan for mobile signals of those in need of rescue.

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