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I miss seeing "the goodyear blimp" at the Portland air show. When I was a kid in the 80's and 90's, they'd always have the blimp come out and fly around the met
by cronix 5y ago
I miss seeing "the goodyear blimp" at the Portland air show. When I was a kid in the 80's and 90's, they'd always have the blimp come out and fly around the metro area for a week. It was so cool to see this absolutely huge thing floating around the sky, over your house, etc., with the deep droning mrrrrrrr of the multiple props. It was almost like an alien space ship (to us kids) because you never saw anything in the skies except birds and planes. Everyone would run outside pointing up at the sky when it was passing overhead.
Edit: It looks like the Goodyear Blimp is still a thing! It's going to be in PA/SC/LA this month. Here's the schedule: https://www.goodyearblimp.com/news-and-events/schedule.html https://www.goodyearblimp.com/news-and-events/schedule.html
- yosito 5y agoAs someone who grew up in Akron, Ohio, the Goodyear blimp is still a regular sight around here. I grew up in the 90s thinking blimps were normal everywhere, and it was only as I got older that I realized that it's really an Akron thing.
- luke2m 5y agoIt's still around now.
- myself248 5y agoYeah, but it's not a Goodyear-designed craft anymore. The one they're flying now is a Zeppelin NT. The last Goodyear was retired in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsb3g99x2Ss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsb3g99x2Ss
- Pxtl 5y agoFun fact: there are only 25 about "blimps" in existence right now (note this does not count rigid airships, but I don't know if there are any of those left). https://www.rd.com/article/why-you-dont-see-blimps-anymore/ https://www.rd.com/article/why-you-dont-see-blimps-anymore/