Category Archives: Semi-Rigid

Historical Marker Placed at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar

Posted on August 22, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

On Thursday, August 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled an Ohio Historical Marker at its 101 year old airship hangar in Suffield Township.

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Goodyear’s New Blimps to Converge at Wingfoot Lake Base

Posted on July 15, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon All three Goodyear blimps will be in Northeast Ohio in a week or so.

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New Zeppelin NT to be Built in Friedrichshafen

Posted on July 4, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Zeppelin Brief This summer, Zeppelin Luftschiff-technik GmbH (ZLT) will begin re-erecting the Zeppelin NT – msn 004.

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Goodyear’s New Wingfoot Three Takes to the Skies

Posted on June 26, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com New: View video at the end of the post By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear’s newest blimp is flying. Wingfoot Three took off about 8:55 a.m. Monday into the rising sun at the Wingfoot Lake blimp … Continue reading →

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Goodyear’s Wingfoot Three Airship Debuts on First Day of Summer

Posted on June 21, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – Ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear’s newest airship, Wingfoot Three, debuted outdoors on the first day of summer.

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