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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: Wingfoot Lake
Goodyear’s Third NT Airship Being Built at Wingfoot Lake
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
Local history: 100 Years Ago, Goodrich Built Blimps Too
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Mark J. Price – Beacon Journal staff writer Akron added an important word to its lexicon 100 years ago. Dr. William C. Geer, vice president of the B.F. Goodrich Co., called a staff … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, History
Tagged airship, Akron, B. F. Goodrich, blimp, Curtiss Airplane Co., Fritch Lake, goodyear, Ralph Upson, Roy Knabenshue, U. S. Navy, Wingfoot Lake, World War I
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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