A once-in-a-lifetime ride on the Goodyear Blimp is up for auction to support an Ohio nonprofit. The airship, which took its first flight 100 years ago, has been a regular at major sporting events ...
Better look up! Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has confirmed that three airships will converge over Akron in early June. Wingfoot One, based at Wingfoot Lake in Suffield Township, will welcome Wingfoot ...
Ohio Representatives Sykes and Joyce reintroduce bipartisan AIRSHIP Act to fund NASA research into modern airship technology ...
AKRON, Ohio — Your eyes did not deceive you, there were indeed three Goodyear Blimps hovering over downtown Akron Tuesday afternoon. As part of the Blimp’s 100th anniversary this week, the company was ...
Hundreds of on-the-ground spectators and a small group of kayakers at Wingfoot Lake State Park could hear the roar of three revving Goodyear blimp engines at 10 a.m. on June 3. The blimps — Wingfoot ...
When Goodyear Chief Blimp Pilot Michael Dougherty steps up to the start line at 6:30 a.m. Aug. 9 for the Goodyear Half Marathon and 10K, his eyes − and phone camera − will be on the sky. And up in the ...
Brett Crozier is the CEO of LTA Research, leads the team building the next generation of airships. Akron was once the “Airship Capital of the World,” home to the legendary USS Akron and Macon naval ...
June 3 marks 100 years since the first Goodyear Blimp flight. Since then, the blimps have become icons at games, races, airshows, and other big events. All 3 current blimps are back home for a ...