This ain’t no blimp. The first new dirigible in nearly a half century to bear the the iconic Goodyear logo is actually a rigid airship—a safer, more efficient, far less explodey form of air travel ...

Long before the first airplanes took to the skies, humans had already overcome gravity with the help of airships. Starting with crude hot air balloons, the 18th century saw the development of more ...

The blimps fly at a maximum of about 53 mph but typically cruise at around 35 mph. Spirit of Innovation Capt. Matt Lussier says he likes moving "slow and low" because it allows him to appreciate the ...

Here is the story of airships--manmade flying machines without wings--from their earliest beginnings to the modern era of blimps. In postcards and advertisements, the sleek, silver, cigar-shaped ...

From no. 9 (Jan.-Mar. 1992) subtitle changed to: the journal of the Airship & Balloon Museum; and from v. 5, no. 2 (1993) to: the journal of the Airship Heritage ...

Long since blimps stopped being useful, besides as floating billboards, America still associates the airship, somewhat ironically, with the tire company Goodyear. But according to the Associated Press ...