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Aviation students visited by Goodyear's newest blimp

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Students get a closer look at an advertising icon: 246 feet long and (even at 10 tons) lighter than air!A student learns about the new airship's instrument panel, which features a multiscreen display and a steering system controlled by joystick.Based in Ohio and launched this summer, Wingfoot Three brings the tiremaker's upgraded fleet to full complement.The latest addition to Goodyear's fleet of airships stopped by Penn College's Lumley Aviation Center this past week while traveling through the area to aid television coverage of Saturday's Penn State/Ohio State football game. Students were allowed into the cockpit of Wingfoot Three in small groups, and pilots and mechanics answered their questions about equipment and operations. Also on hand was a factory representative from Zeppelin, the dirigible's German manufacturer, who was there to gather test data during the flights.
Photos by Matthew D. Krepps, instructor of aviation maintenance