Blimp
Videos
A blimp, less commonly called a non-rigid airship, is an airship without an internal structural framework or a keel. Unlike semi-rigid and rigid airships, blimps rely on the pressure of their lifting
The Spirit of Goodyear, one of the iconic Goodyear Blimps
Steerable ducted fans on a Skyship 600 provide thrust, limited direction control, and also serve to inflate the ballonets to maintain the necessary overpressure.
A modern blimp from Airship Management Services showing a strengthened nose, ducted fans attached to the gondola under the hull, and cable-braced fins at the tail
Advertising blimp landing at local airport in New Jersey
Goodyear Blimp
Videos
The Goodyear Blimp is any one of a fleet of commercial airships operated by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, used mainly for advertising and broadcasting aerial views of live sports events for te
Wingfoot One is not actually a blimp (non-rigid airship), but rather a semi-rigid airship built by the Zeppelin Company.
Spirit of Innovation, Goodyear's last true blimp, was retired on March 14, 2017.
Enterprise (N1A), a model GZ-20 blimp, flies over the 1981 Indianapolis 500. Goodyear replaced the fleet's old color scheme in 1991.
America (N3A) and Columbia (N4A) are moored in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics.