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- 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
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Tag Archives: goodyear
Goodyear Unveils Its Second Zeppelin NT
New airship to be named Wingfoot Two Registration will be N2A On April 8th, Goodyear officially unveiled its new Goodyear Blimp NT. The airship is currently undergoing test flights and certification operations.
Posted in Airships, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, Blimp NT, goodyear, LZ N07-101, Wingfoot Lake, Wingfoot Two, Zeppelin NT
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Goodyear’s newest airship holds first flight
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon After months of blimp-free skies, there’s a new Goodyear airship flying over the Akron area.
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged airship, blimp, Blimp NT, goodyear, Maiden flight, Wingfoot Lake
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Two Airships Prepare for Maiden Flights in March
There are two airships that expect to make their maiden flights in March. One of them is the second Goodyear Blimp NT being built at the Wingfoot Lake Hangar in Northeast Ohio, the other is the Airlander being built by … Continue reading
Spaceport Tucson: World View’s New Home for Balloon Tourist Flights
Source: space.com By Mike Wall World View Enterprises, which aims to loft paying customers to the stratosphere beneath a giant balloon, will do so from the newly approved Spaceport Tucson in southeastern Arizona, company representatives announced Tuesday.
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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