Goodyear president Paul Litchfield saw the airships as yachts in the sky and decided to name the blimps after winners of the exclusive America's Cup yacht race. With the exception of the "Spirit ...

OSHKOSH—It’s a significant year for Goodyear’s iconic “Blimp.” In 2025, Goodyear is celebrating the 100 th anniversary of the ...

Today, large, rigid-framed airships are usually viewed only in black-and-white photos from the first half of the 20 th century, popularized at the time by the zeppelins of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH ...

In August of 1895, Zeppelin received a patent for an airship design. By 1898, he had enough financial support to form a company and construction finally started on Zeppelin LZ1.

There will be limited public tours of the airship throughout its stay at Paine Field (you can see it, but not go in it), with special classes for licensed pilots to learn how to fly the airship on ...

Airship Ventures By George Raine , Chronicle Staff WriterFeb 21, 2009 The ground crew prepares for the Zeppelin NT's landing at Moffet Field on Monday, October 27, 2008 in Mountain View, Calif.Lea ...