A new documentary will unveil the history of the Goodyear Blimp, an airship with monumental size and worldwide renown.

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 ...

On May 6, 1937, the German airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey. In ...

It was the largest airship ever built - a floating fortress designed to conquer the skies. But one night, during a violent ...

In three enthralling episodes, The Airships reveals the dynamic role these remarkable flying machines played in history, in peacetime and in war. Steeped in the drama of international political ...

Associated Press staff illustrator Noel Sickles's "artist's conception" of the crash of the USS Macon into the Pacific Ocean on 12 February 1935. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons For a few decades ...

Goodyear blimps have been a regular participant at AirVenture since 1971, last appearing in 2021. OSHKOSH – Not one but two? Goodyear is slated to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its airships by ...

When people think of airships, they either picture the Goodyear blimp circling the skies of major sports events or the Hindenburg going up in flames. Multiple start-ups are looking to up the notion ...

IN 1783 THE Montgolfier brothers lofted a trio of farm animals over Versailles in a hot-air balloon, in what remains the most iconic demonstration of the power of lighter-than-air craft. Since then ...

When I say “airship,” you might think of the Goodyear Blimp, now celebrating 100 years of advertising tires by slowly hovering above outdoor sporting events. Or, if you’re drawn to the macabre, recall ...

In an age when sustainability is often sold with more sizzle than substance, one legacy aerospace technology is quietly floating back into relevance, if it can prove itself in the harsh arena of free ...