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- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: Airships
Goodyear blimp tandem flights are a farewell tour – Schedule change
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear blimps … When to see the tandem flights (times approximate): Friday: 2 to 4 p.m. The airships will fly over Goodyear’s headquarters, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and Stan Hywet. Monday: … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, Akron, goodyear, Spirit of America, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot Lake, Wingfoot One
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Exploring the USS Macon, a Dirigible Aircraft Carrier
Source: Nautilus Live – nautiluslive.org The team of E/V Nautilus explores the USS Macon, a US Navy dirigible aircraft carrier that sank off the central California coast in 1935. The team finds parts of the ship as well as the … Continue reading
Large tethered aerostat to make regular appearances over Akron Fulton airport
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Lockheed Martin will begin flying a large tethered aerostat – a small blimp – over Akron Fulton International Airport next week.
Posted in Aerostats, Airships
Tagged aerostat, Airdock, Akron, Akron Fulton Airport, blimp, Lockheed Martin
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Goodyear Blimp “Spirit of America” Retires; Transition to High-tech Fleet continues
Source: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – goodyearblimp.com Carson, Calif.-based GZ-20A Goodyear Blimp “Spirit of America” to retire in August 2015 Twin sister ship “Spirit of Innovation” coming to Los Angeles in September 2015 New fleet build continues, updated … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged airship, blimp, goodyear, Goodyear blimp, GZ-20A, Spirit of America
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“Come Take a Ride on the Hindenburg” presented by Cheryl Ganz
Source: NUMU Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org “Come Take a Ride on the Hindenburg” presented by Cheryl Ganz, Curator Emeritus of The Smithsonian Philately Museum Saturday, August 1, 2015 1:00pm 4:00pm At NUMU – New Museum Los Gatos 106 E. Main … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, Rigid airship
Tagged Cheryl R Ganz, Hindenburg, LZ-129, New Museum Los Gatos, NUMU
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