Category Archives: Blimps

The Navy’s First Airship Comes to Pensacola

Posted on June 24, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: National Naval Aviation Museum In 1916, a popular American writer Mildred Cram took a tour of the Naval Aeronautic Station at Pensacola during a research visit for an upcoming book, Old Seaport Towns of the South. She marveled at … Continue reading →

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Wind Industry’s New Technologies Are Helping It Compete on Price

Posted on March 26, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The New York Times – nytimes.com By Diane Cardwell The wind industry has gone to great lengths over the years to snap up the best properties for its farms, often looking to remote swaths of prairie or distant mountain … Continue reading →

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The new Gooyear Blimp makes its maiden flight.

Posted on March 17, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

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.

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More Details on Goodyear’s New Blimp

Posted on March 16, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

View photos taken at the new Goodyear Blimp’s unveiling and read articles related to the new airship.

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Goodyear Unveils New State-of-the-Art Blimp

Posted on March 14, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Goodyear Reveals Larger, Faster Airship; Launches Nationwide Contest to Choose its Name

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