Fly on the Goodyear Blimp over Akron, Ohio

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Uploaded by on Jul 28, 2011

Goodyear has flown passengers in its blimps for over fifty years without interruption (except for World War II), with no serious injuries. It's probably the safest form of air travel ever devised.

Most flights, whether with passengers or cross-country, are at 1,000-1,500 feet. Goodyear likes to keep the ship close to the ground so that people can see it more easily. It has a maximum altitude, depending on the variables of the atmosphere, of about 5.000 feet. Beyond that height the air gets thinner and the helium expands, causing automatic safety valves to open.

There are three based in the U.S.: the Spirit of Goodyear, based in Akron, Ohio; the Spirit of Innovation based in Pompano Beach, Florida; and the Spirit of America based near Los Angeles. Goodyear also operates a blimp in China named The Navigator. Goodyear has operated as many as eight at a time since its first commercial ship, the Pilgrim, flew in 1925.

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