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The Goodyear Blimp Has The Best Merch

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The Goodyear Blimp Has The Best Merch Here’s a fun fact for you, Goodyear has not had a blimp in its fleet of airships since the Spirit of Innovation retired in 2017. A blimp is a non-rigid dirigible, while Goodyear’s current fleet is made up of three semi-rigid airships inflated by low-pressure helium. These big bags of air are maybe the coolest way to… Read more…

Jalopnik 1.0k 2024-11-14

Take A Tour Of The Goodyear Blimp’s Bathroom ‘The Loo With A View’

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Take A Tour Of The Goodyear Blimp’s Bathroom ‘The Loo With A View’ Blimps are so fascinating to me. Like, what do you mean that giant bag of helium is just floating up there? Wild. Anyway, the pilots and other passengers onboard the Goodyear Blimp have got to spend a lot of time up there when they’re floating over sporting events and doing other official Blimp business. It got me… Read more…

Jalopnik 893 2024-07-03

A Tustin Blimp Hangar Is Gone

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A Tustin Blimp Hangar Is Gone Originally built in 1942 as a Marine Corps Air Station, the Tustin Hangar grew to become a historically significant piece of Orange County. At 17-stories high, more than 1000-feet long, and 300-feet wide, this was one of the largest wooden structures in the world. Firefighters responded to a three alarm fire at the… Read more…

Jalopnik 751 2024-02-20