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Goodyear’s next-generation blimp arrives in Southern California

Posted on October 28, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Daily Breeze – dailybreeze.com By Brennon Dixson A familiar sight returned to the the skies over Southern California on Thursday as Goodyear’s next-generation blimp – a longer, faster, quieter, easier-to-maneuver craft than the one retired in March – cruised … Continue reading →

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Goodyear Blimp Wingfoot Two Goes West

Posted on October 8, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Goodyear – goodyearblimp.com Tiremaker’s newest airship to fly over 10 states on journey to California home

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New Documentary: BLIMP! Sports, Broadcasting and the Goodyear Airship

Posted on September 22, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Goodyear Blimp & Sports Broadcasting Film Screenings: Chagrin Documentary Film Festival & UA Campus TV Schedule

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Goodyear’s Third NT Airship Being Built at Wingfoot Lake

Posted on May 7, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear’s third NT airship is starting to come together. Workers at Goodyear’s Suffield Township blimp base are at the beginning stages of assembling the last of three NT, or New Technology, … Continue reading →

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Goodyear Deflates Blimp, but Keeps Familiar Form in Flight

Posted on March 17, 2017 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Daily Journal – dailyjournal.net By John Rogers Excerpt Goodyear has let the helium out of the last of its fabled fleet of blimps, but the company’s flight program will continue.

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