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The Goodyear Blimp Is Dead  Noooo! Not like the Hindenburg!  The last of Goodyear's fleet of blimps, the California-based Spirit of Innovation, was deflated for the final time today, flattening into oblivion a tradition that stretched back to the launch of the Pilgrim in 1925.  Fear not, airship fans: Goodyear's familiar blue-and-gold form will still be floating the friendly skies-just in the form of semi-rigid dirigibles. The Spirit of Innovation's replacement, Wingfoot Two, will appear pretty much the same, but there's a technical difference between a semi-rigid dirigible, which retains its structure even when the helium is released, and a blimp, which goes flat. The new models are more maneuverable, faster, quieter, and larger-at 246 feet, the modern dirigibles are 50 feet longer than the old blimps-and, with three engines instead of two, can hit 70 mph or more.  Goodyear still plans to refer to the new airships as "blimps," probably for the sake of continuity (and ease). And while you'll know better, probably best not to get too pedantic about things-nobody wants to be the "technically, it's a semi-rigid dirigible!" guy at the party. |
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16/3/2017 8:02 pm |
Doesn't Met Life have a blimp???
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A Good Year "blimp" is rarely seen over Canada, but there have been a few visits, the latest to Vancouver, BC in July 2016.
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16/3/2017 8:20 pm |
Doesn't Met Life have a blimp???
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16/3/2017 8:24 pm |
A Good Year "blimp" is rarely seen over Canada, but there have been a few visits, the latest to Vancouver, BC in July 2016.
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16/3/2017 10:12 pm |
I like all of the pic
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17/3/2017 6:51 pm |
Now that would be cooliez. We once had a bright yellow biplane stop over at the local airport that caught our attention and an old WW2 plane too.
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17/3/2017 6:57 pm |
I believe there is a real use for them in the aviation area since the Hindenburg disaster is now relegated to a blip in history.
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17/3/2017 6:59 pm |
Now that could be one hell of an experience!
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17/3/2017 7:01 pm |
Thanks for saving me having to look it up for verification. The members of OP is a treasure trove on knowledge!
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17/3/2017 7:03 pm |
That would seem to be a good source for advertising and entertainment.
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17/3/2017 7:04 pm |
i have never seen the blimp. i sure would have like d to have seen it.
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very enlightening post and the pictures are great, but are the balloon animals made with condoms lol
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21/3/2017 8:31 pm |
very enlightening post and the pictures are great, but are the balloon animals made with condoms lol
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