Capt. Jack Dallas wowed onlookers when he showed up with his Stroebel airship during the 1907 Cedar Rapids Carnival. The airship used a large bag filled with hydrogen gas to float. Dallas — called an ...

The Moffett Field Historical Society is undertaking a multi-year restoration of the control car from the WWII-era blimp K-22. Parts of K-22 were accidentally discovered in Hangar One during its ...

On this day in aviation history, February 12, 1935, the United States Navy’s scouting airship and “flying aircraft carrier” USS Macon (ZRS-5) was lost in a storm of the California coast. Having once ...

One hundred years after the first U.S. Navy airship took to the skies, zeppelins and blimps are poised to make a comeback Mark Piesing The USS Shenandoah leaves its hangar at the Lakehurst Naval Air ...

Airships, which are best known today for their use as advertising blimps, have long been recognized for their potential as large, low-emissions transportation vessels that can haul huge amounts of ...

Hybrid Air Vehicles’ prototype AirLander 10 airship embarks on a test flight over Cardington, England, in August 2016. The company hopes to have production models flying in 2025. Tom Grundy, the CEO ...

Part of the Airship History Series The 1920s saw bold innovations in aeronautics The Italians perfected their semirigid airships exploring the Artic The British sought to build an Empire in the Air by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On June 3, 1925, Goodyear launched its first civil airship. Over the ...

On May 10, 1905, the Syracuse Post-Standard ran an article about Charles B. Knox of Johnstown’s Knox Gelatin Company, announcing he’d hired Syracuse native George T. Tomlinson, ‘to design and run an ...

In 1969, the Goodyear Blimp America introduces a new model, dubbed GZ-20. This model formed the basis of Goodyear's blimps for nearly half of its 100-year history. On June 3, 1925, Goodyear launched ...