Category Archives: Blimps

Kathleen Endres Blimp! Documentary Nominated for Emmy

The film documentary by Kathleen “Kitty” Endres, “Blimp! Sports Broadcasting and the Goodyear Airship”, has been nominated for an Emmy by the NATAS Lower Great Lakes Chapter. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN.

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Pentagon Seeks Blimps That Can Detect Threats for Saudi Arabia

Source: Bloomberg Government – bgov.com By Cameron Leuthy The Pentagon is seeking vendors that can supply Saudi Arabia with moored blimps, fifteen months after the U.S. State Department approved a possible $525 million Foreign Military Sale to the country.

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Goodyear’s newest zeppelin will take to the skies this summer

Source: Cleveland.com – cleveland.com By Jennifer Conn Blimp-enthusiasts might not immediately be able to tell the difference, but the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s newest airships are not blimps – they’re semi-rigid zeppelins.

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Skier Gets Towed by Blimp for Nearly 7 Miles on Lake Elsinore, Sets New World Record

Source: The Press-Enterprise – pe.com By Shane Newell A new world record for the longest-distance blimp skiing has been set at Lake Elsinore.

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Winnipeg Airship Business Signs MOU with Brazilian Company

Source: CBC News – cbc.ca Buoyant Aircraft Systems International says partnership will spearhead cargo airship industry

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