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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
Russia to Complete Construction of Airship ‘Atlant’ for Army by 2018 – New pictures added
Source: Sputnik International – sputniknews.com By Alex Aminev The Augur-RosAeroSystems, Holding is set to build the airship ‘Atlant’ by the end of 2018. It will have the capacity of carrying over 16 tons of weight.
Posted in Airships, Blimps
Tagged airship, Atlant, Augur-RosAeroSystems, blimp, RosAeroSystems
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Fighting Zeppelins with Airplanes, 1915
Source: Scientific American – scientificamerican.com By Dan Schlenoff Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: June 26, 1915 After the First World War broke out, airships quickly became a scourge. German Zeppelins bombed Liège and Antwerp in … Continue reading
Save the Date: August 1: A special program commemorating the loss of the USS Shenandoah
On August 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM, The Lighter-Than-Air Society will present a free program titled “The Heroes of the Shenandoah” in the Auditorium of the Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 South High Street, Akron, Ohio. Free parking is available … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, dirigible, Judi Tarowsky, Noble County Ohio, rigid airship, storyteller, USS Shenandoah
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DirecTV Blimp Flies over NE Ohio
On Wednesday, June 17, the DirecTV Blimp flew “to #Cleveland to see the @Indians and our friends in #Ohio”
Goodyear Blimp Fans Get to See Double over Akron
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear’s tandem airship flight over Akron during daylight hours looked iffy at best Wednesday morning because of rain. Then the weather dried up, giving people the clear chance to view something … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, Akron, blimp, goodyear, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot Lake, Wingfoot One
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