March 1936: First flight of the Hindenburg

Hindenburg in flightSource: The Engineer – theengineer.co.uk

By Stuart Nathan

The maiden test flights of the Zeppelin Hindenburg gave no hint of the disaster to come

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The new Gooyear Blimp makes its maiden flight.

SONY DSC This morning, March 17, 2014, a few minutes before 10:00 AM (EDT), the new Goodyear Blimp took to the air for the first time. Continue reading →

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More Details on Goodyear’s New Blimp

02 Front view View photos taken at the new Goodyear Blimp’s unveiling and read articles related to the new airship. Continue reading →

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Goodyear Unveils New State-of-the-Art Blimp

Blimp exiting hangar 450Source: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Goodyear Reveals Larger, Faster Airship;

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Goodyear’s New Blimp-NT Undergoes Ground Tests

SONY DSCGoodyear’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.

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