Long before the Wright Brothers’ famous flight, early aviation pioneers experimented with lighter-than-air aircraft and proved that controlled flight was within reach. From the Hindenburg disaster to the Goodyear Blimp, here’s a closer look at the fascinating history of airships. ...
Although as a company it no longer makes airships, Goodyear is a name sononymous with the manufacture of blimps. During the first half of the twentieth century, Goodyear manufactured over 300 blimps, more than any other airship manufacturer. Goodyear blimps were primarily used by the U.S....
The disaster’s occurrence during a major live television broadcast meant that news of the earthquake, as well as aerial views provided by the Goodyear blimp, reached a large audience. The baseball championship, which was suspended for 10 days, would come to be known as the “Earthquake Series...
New Services New shared, personal and commercial vehicles will require a support infrastructure of new services. Goodyear’s SightLine suite of technologies and AndGo platform are examples of the variety of support services the company will deliver to maintain and operate fleets of all kinds. ...
1965 - 3,500 Marines are the 1st US combat forces to arrive in Vietnam 1972 - 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp 1979 –Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time 1983 –U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an "evil empire" 2014 - Malaysia Airlines...
Zeppelins were mainly used for scenic passenger flights, but 20 were built to bomb Britain during the First World War, and were successful owing to their speed and ability to carry heavy loads.Over in the US, 1925 saw the first flight of the Goodyear Pilgrim, a ...
The military has known how to lift payloads as heavy as 15 tons into the stratosphere for nearly half a century. In the spring of 1960, Goodyear Aircraft—now part of Lockheed Martin—went public with a proposal to enlarge the 80-ft. ZPG-3W airship it built for the U.S. Navy to ...
Goodyear blimp In 1972, according to a number of web sites, “the Goodyear blimp was first flown.” This is incorrect, however, because the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation of Akron Ohio delivered the first dirigible for private commercial operation decades earlier, on 22 May 1930, to the New...
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Going hand in hand with Akron and Goodyear, I would be remissed if I didn’t discuss the Goodyear Blimp. The blimps were originally created at the blimp hangar in the middle of Akron. I remember my mom telling me that the hanger was so big it actually would rain inside. ...