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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: Akron
Goodyear plans tandem blimp flights over Cavs game and Akron this week
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Attention, Helium Heads! Weather permitting, there will be two Goodyear airships flying over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tuesday night playoff game.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, Akron, blimp, Blimp NT, goodyear, Spirit of Goodyear, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot One
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Two Goodyear airships now in Akron area; California blimp to be retired in August
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Keep your eyes peeled on the Akron-area skies in the upcoming weeks: You should spy two Goodyear airships flying around. Meanwhile, Goodyear’s California-based blimp will be retiring later this summer.
To all those who contributed
Our 62nd Annual Banquet and Silent Auction a Success! Over 70 people attended our banquet and were treated to an amazing presentation by Michael Dougherty, Goodyear’s Assistant Chief Pilot. The evening included the presentation of two Lighter-Than-Air Society’s awards and … Continue reading
Posted in Annual Banquet, Events
Tagged Airdock, Akron, blimp, Blimp NT, goodyear, New Goodyear Airship NT, Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, ZLT
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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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The new Gooyear Blimp makes its maiden flight.
This morning, March 17, 2014, a few minutes before 10:00 AM (EDT), the new Goodyear Blimp took to the air for the first time.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, News
Tagged airship, Akron, blimp, Blimp NT, goodyear, Maiden flight, Wingfoot Lake, zeppelin
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