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00 Virtual Museum
- 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
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: Dirigible
March 15: Talk about America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster
Sunday MARCH 15, 2015, 2:30 pm Author Aaron Keirns will give a talk about his book, “America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster, the Crash of the USS Shenandoah” at the Garst Museum, 205 North Broadway Street, Greenville, OH 45331.
Posted in Airships, Books, Dirigible, Events, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Keirns, airship, Ava Ohio, Garst Museum, Greenville Ohio, LCdr Zachary Landsdowne, Noble County Ohio, USS Shenandoah
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February 12, 1935 – February 12, 2015: 80th Anniversary of the Loss of the USS Macon
Eighty years ago, on February 12, 1935 the Navy’s dirigible ZR-5, USS Macon was lost as it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, off Monterey Bay. Read more about the tragic event on Brian Swopes’ This Day in Aviation post. There … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, USS Macon, ZR-5
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Second Goodyear Airship Being Built at Wingfoot Lake Blimp Base
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – Ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon – Beacon Journal business writer Goodyear has started building a second semi-rigid Zeppelin airship inside its Wingfoot Lake blimp base.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Dirigible, Uncategorized
Tagged airship, blimp, Blimp Hangar, Blimp NT, goodyear, Wingfoot Lake, Wingfoot One, zeppelin
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Lockheed sees buyer for hybrid cargo airship in 2015
Source: Reuters – Reuters.com By Andrea Shalal Lockheed Martin Corp expects to reach an agreement next year with a launch customer for a giant new hybrid airship that would revolutionize the way oil and mining companies haul equipment to the … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Hybrid Airships
Tagged airship, hybrid airship, Lockheed Martin, P-791, Skunk Works
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America’s First Flying Aircraft Carriers
Source: Gizmodo – gizmodo.com By Andrew Tarantola Flying aircraft carriers are a great idea on paper – especially when they’re commanded by the likes of Nick Fury – but in reality, they’re more death trap than sky island. Or, at … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged Aircraft carrier, airship, Akron, F9C, Karl Arnstein, Sparrowhawk, USS Akron, USS Macon
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