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The blimp’s basic technology hasn’t changed much over the years. Two balloons, or ballonets, inside the blimp are inflated with air and are surrounded by about 300,000 cubic feet of helium.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Goodyear Blimp, the tire company is flying all three of its iconic airships over Akron on June 3, 4 and 5.
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Goodyear marked the 100th anniversary of its Goodyear Blimp this week with flights over the Ohio city that’s home to the tiremaker’s headquarters. Three of Goodyear’s well-known blimps flew ...
FILE – The Goodyear Blimp is prepared for takeoff, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long, File) Goodyear gets helium for its blimps from multiple sources.
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The Goodyear Blimp is 246 feet long (75 meters), which would cover about 80% of a football field. It is 58 feet (18 meters) high and holds three Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of helium.
Goodyear began making airships for the U.S. Navy in 1917, and its first blimp — the first commercial non-rigid airship flown using helium — launched years later, becoming a marketing tool.
Pilgrim was the tire company's first blimp to take flight outside Akron on June 3, 1925. Here's a look at airships' history by the numbers.
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