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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: airship
Hybrid Air Vehicles receives a multi-million pound government grant, to ensure Airlander returns to flight
Source: Hybrid Air Vehicles, Press Release Hybrid Air Vehicles are pleased to announce a significant grant from the Regional Growth Fund. This fund is designed to create economic growth and lasting employment. Today, the Deputy PM is announcing an extension … Continue reading
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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NASA Study Proposes Airships, Cloud Cities for Venus Exploration
Source: IEEE Spectrum – spectrum.ieee.org By Evan Ackerman Should crewed exploration of Venus come before we try to go to Mars?
Posted in Airships, New technology
Tagged airship, HAVOC, High Altitude Venus Operational Concept, Langley Research Center, NASA, Venus
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Goodyear celebrates 60 years of aerial coverage
Source: insidesocal.com By Jordan England-Nelson The Federal Aviation Administration is still wringing its hands about the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles, but manned blimps have had the FAA’s blessing for over half a century.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, History
Tagged Aerial TV coverage, airship, blimp, goodyear, Goodyear blimps, Rose Bowl, Spirit of America, Tournament of Roses
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