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Retired Goodyear Blimp Gondola Joins Cleveland Exhibit
2015-02-28 17:42:21| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
The gondola of the decommissioned Spirit of Goodyear blimp has landed at its new home in a Cleveland historical society exhibit. The 3,400-pound gondola was built in 1982 and was also used on two earlier blimps, the America and Stars & Stripes.
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Goodyear Donates Blimp Gondola to Crawford Auto Aviation Museum
2015-02-19 20:25:54| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
"Adding this gondola to our Setting the World in Motion display will allow us to continue telling a complete story of the innovators and entrepreneurs of The gondola is the compartment underneath the blimp's envelope where the pilot and passengers ride. It is 23 feet long and weighs 3,400 lbs.
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First U.S. Army Missile-Fighting Radar Blimp Airborne On East Coast
2014-12-30 07:14:37| rfglobalnet Home Page
For the first time, the U.S. Army lofted a blimp equipped with a new cruise-missile and drone-fighting radar system high above rural Maryland.
College Football Fans - Goodyear is Looking to You to Control the Blimp
2014-11-21 03:08:08| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Goodyear is offering fans across the country the chance to take the controls on the legendary Goodyear Blimp, an airship synonymous with the world's largest sporting events, to decide which college football match-up will receive aerial coverage and be deemed "Blimpworthy." Starting today, with an official announcement during ESPN's SportsNation broadcast, fans will have the opportunity to vote to send the Goodyear Blimp to one of these exciting match-ups on "The Blimpworthy program gives fans the chance to directly interact with Goodyear and the Blimp in a unique way," said , Goodyear's General Manager - Brand/Sponsorships.
New Goodyear blimp gives lift to its christener
2014-09-27 18:19:25| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
The newest addition to the Goodyear's blimp fleet gave a lift to the woman who came up with its name. The Akron Beacon Journal reports the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.