WORLD DESIGN / SEE THE GOODYEAR BLIMP NAKED

Wanna see Goodyear's new $21 million blimp without its iconic deep blue and gold birthday suit?  Click here.

Goodyear’s newest blimp Wingfoot Two and its crew are based at Goodyear’s airship base in nearby Carson, Calif. At more than 246 feet long, Wingfoot Two stretches nearly the length of a football field. The blimp’s top speed is 73 miles per hour. Its three vectoring engines allow for excellent maneuverability and an aluminum and carbon fiber semi-rigid frame supports an envelope with the capacity to hold nearly 300,000 cubic feet of helium, the equivalent of more than 25 million baseballs.

Blimp fans can say hello to the new blimp by using the hashtag #WelcomeWingfoot2 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

In a video made by Chris Pietsch, Goodyear pilot Taylor Laverty leads a short but informative trip aboard her Spirit of America lighter-than-air craft. Click here.

About the Goodyear Blimp fleet

Since 1917, Goodyear has built more than 300 lighter-than-air vehicles for public relations and U.S. military applications. The company currently operates two technologically advanced Goodyear Blimps—Wingfoot One and Wingfoot Two—in Florida and California. The third blimp to complete the new fleet is under construction at the company’s Wingfoot Lake facility near Akron, Ohio. For more information about the Goodyear Blimps, go to www.goodyearblimp.com.

Hold on, Taylor if you’re the pilot who flying Wingfoot 2?  While blimp pilot Taylor Laverty points out features of  Goodyear's new blimp named Wingfoot 2 to the media, the ship is being safely helmed by a co-pilot.

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 65,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

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