Iconic Goodyear blimps to be replaced by new craft

Posted on 30 Aug 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Tire and rubber product manufacturer Goodyear has announced that it plans to retire its iconic Goodyear blimps over the coming years.

In their place the company plans to build bigger and more advanced airships which can no longer be considered a traditional blimp. Rather, Goodyear plans to build an airship with a more rigid structure similar to classic ‘zeppelin’ designs. In the current blimp craft, the structural integrity of the airship was provided by gas pressure,…

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