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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
Tag Archives: Airdock
LTAS Exhibit at the 2018 Props and Pistons Festival
On the weekend of August 18 – 19 the Akron Fulton Airport (recently renamed Akron Executive Airport) hosted this year’s Props and Pistons Festival. The event included static displays and fly-by’s by military and civilian airplanes and helicopters. Also included … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Exhibitions
Tagged Airdock, airship, Akron, Caterpillar Club, Henry Wacker, Wingfoot Air Express
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The Lighter-Than-Air Society Will Have a Display at the Akron Props & Pistons Festival – August 18 – 19, 2018
The Lighter-Than Air Society will again be participating in the Props and Pistons Festival in Akron this year. The Festival will be held on August 18 and 19, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Akron Fulton Airport, … Continue reading
Props and Pistons Festival – Sept. 9 – 10, 2017
Saturday, September 9, 2017 and Sunday, September 10, 2017 This weekend The Lighter-Than-Air Society will be participating in the Props and Pistons Air Festival at the Akron-Fulton Airport, 1600 Triplett Blvd, Akron, Ohio. The Air Festival will run from 10:00 … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, Exhibitions, Rigid airship
Tagged Airdock, airship, Akron, Akron Fulton Airport, dirigible, LTAS exhibition, Props and Pistons, USS Akron, USS Macon
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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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Rare Archival Airship Films Have Been Digitized and Are Available for Viewing
The Archival Services of the University of Akron have digitized four nitrate films that form part of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. records stored at the university. The videos were first transferred from highly combustible nitrate to safety film … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Hangars and Sheds, Historical, Movies, Rigid airship
Tagged Airdock, airship, Akron, dirigible, goodyear, Navy Day, USS Akron
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