Hidden away in Goodyear's Akron, Ohio airship hangar, the tire giant is slowly building its next-generation blimp. Technically a zeppelin, the first of three of the new airships is slated to be finished later this year.
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AKRON, Ohio — To Goodyear, a blimp is a blimp, even if it’s not a blimp.
For decades, the tire giant has been flying its signature airships around the United States, mostly over sporting events, and has become one of the most recognizable icons in the world.
But Goodyear’s current fleet of three blimps — based out of Akron, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Carson, Calif. — is aging, and the company announced in 2011 that it had decided to replace the airships with zeppelins, which are longer, faster, quieter, and more maneuverable than blimps.
Making Goodyear’s next-gen blimp (pictures)
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