The blimp’s basic technology hasn’t changed much over the years. Two balloons, or ballonets, inside the blimp are inflated with air and are surrounded by about 300,000 cubic feet of helium.

Goodyear began making airships for the U.S. Navy in 1917, and its first blimp – the first commercial non-rigid airship flown using helium – launched years later, becoming a marketing tool.

The Goodyear Blimp is 100 years old today. The famous friend in the sky has been seen all over the United States and has become a well-known sight to many across the generations. But the story ...

The Goodyear Blimp was spotted flying over Ephrata, Lancaster County, on Monday. We checked with Goodyear and learned it was Wingfoot One, and it was headed back to its base in Suffield, Ohio.

The blimp wasn’t seen again until nearly 11 a.m., when a pilot for the commercial airline PanAm reported seeing it near the Golden Gate Bridge. Other reports came in, placing L-8 eight miles off ...

Veronika Hunt explores how endless social media scrolling can lead to misery at school. Students get so little sleep that the majority of the student body comes to school with some sort of ...

Goodyear blimp pilots Taylor Deen and Joe Erbs prepare to lift off from the North Las Vegas Airport while in town to provide aerial coverage for WrestleMania week on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

The Goodyear Blimp got a vintage makeover for its 100th anniversary, resembling its 1925 look, celebrating its history and cultural impact at sporting events and in advertising.

In celebration of the Goodyear Blimp's 100th anniversary this year, the company today announced that its blimp Wingfoot One will fly with an entirely new look inspired by Goodyear's very first ...

The blimp – resembling a while-hot air balloon - was dislodged from its base in South Padre Island, a beach town on the southern coast of Texas, around 3:15 p.m. local time Monday due to “a ...

Strong winds dislodged a U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp in South Padre Island, Texas, this week, sending it on an unplanned journey of nearly 600 miles across the state ...

The famed Goodyear Blimp is turning 100 this year, and to celebrate, it’s taking to the skies above the city of Austin for South by Southwest (SXSW).