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- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
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Category Archives: Blimps
Goodyear Deflates Blimp, but Keeps Familiar Form in Flight
Source: Daily Journal – dailyjournal.net By John Rogers Excerpt Goodyear has let the helium out of the last of its fabled fleet of blimps, but the company’s flight program will continue.
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged airship, blimp, Columbia, Eagle, goodyear, Goodyear blimp, GZ-20A, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot Two
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Charting the Changes to the Goodyear Blimp
Source: New York Daily News – nydailynews.com By Kate Mcleod It all started in 1911, when Goodyear built its first airship envelope, a 400,000-cubic-foot bag ordered by a lighter-than-air enthusiast named Melvin Vaniman.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Rigid airship
Tagged Airdock, airship, Akron, blimp, dirigible, goodyear, Goodyear blimp, Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg, USS Akron, USS Macon
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The Last of the Goodyear Blimps – Deflation in Pictures
Source: Reuters – reuters.com Images of the deflation of the last Goodyear GZ-20A blimp, the Spirit of Innovation, as documented by Reuters photographer Mike Blake in the early hours of March 14, 2017.
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged blimp, Carson Airship Base, goodyear, Goodyear blimp, Spirit of Innovation
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Goodyear Retires Spirit of Innovation
Source: Goodyear Blimp – goodyearblimp.com Goodyear formally retired its last GZ-20 model blimp, Spirit of Innovation, on March 14, 2017. Goodyear honored the tradition of the blimps, preserving many of the parts for historical display. The retirement continues the transition … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged blimp, Carson Airship Base, goodyear, Goodyear blimp, Wingfoot Two
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Local history: 100 Years Ago, Goodrich Built Blimps Too
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Mark J. Price – Beacon Journal staff writer Akron added an important word to its lexicon 100 years ago. Dr. William C. Geer, vice president of the B.F. Goodrich Co., called a staff … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, History
Tagged airship, Akron, B. F. Goodrich, blimp, Curtiss Airplane Co., Fritch Lake, goodyear, Ralph Upson, Roy Knabenshue, U. S. Navy, Wingfoot Lake, World War I
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