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Goodyear Unveils New State-of-the-Art Blimp

Posted on March 14, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Goodyear Reveals Larger, Faster Airship; Launches Nationwide Contest to Choose its Name

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Goodyear’s New Blimp-NT Undergoes Ground Tests

Posted on March 14, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Goodyear’s new airship, built by Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen, Germany and assembled by Goodyear at Wingfoot Lake in Ohio is going through ground tests leading up to its maiden flight which is scheduled to take place later this month.

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Lockheed Martin Team Surpasses Millionth Hour of In-Theater Airborne Surveillance

Posted on March 13, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: lockheedmartin.com The Lockheed Martin-built and maintained Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) has surpassed 1 million airborne mission hours of providing around-the-clock, 360-degree monitoring and force protection for coalition forces in theater.

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Lifelong love affair with ballooning keeps paraplegic’s spirits flying high

Posted on March 10, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Las Vegas Sun – lasvegassun.com By Brian Nordli Michael Glen is happiest when he’s in his red chair, floating thousands of feet in the air and looking down at the world shrinking beneath his feet.

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Local [Akron] history: Blimp innovation was a flash of brilliance

Posted on March 10, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal By Mark J. Price In the world of advertising, where the sky’s the limit, the Goodyear blimp took marketing to the next level.

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