What It Takes To Fly The $21 Million Goodyear Blimp

We took a ride on the world-famous Goodyear Blimp as it flew above the Daytona International Speedway where it provided aerial coverage for NASCAR in February. Our journey began at the Blimp Base in Pompano Beach, Florida - from there, the Blimp flew 200 miles north to a small airport in New Smyrna, where it would call home for the weekend.
We got to spend about five hours in the Blimp, which was updated in 2014 in collaboration with the Zeppelin company. The new model isn't technically a Blimp, due to the internal structure inside its balloon, or envelope.
This is what it's like to fly on the iconic Goodyear Blimp, which isn't accessible to the public - only the crew and invited guests are allowed to go for a ride.
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What It Takes To Fly The $21 Million Goodyear Blimp

[@buch3526]

2:51 : "Six months to maybe a little over a year" So you need a goodyear of training to fly this thing?

[@mateigavrila8412]

Buch oh my

[@gridgr1d258]

Haha nice one

[@vibekestronstad7859]

Haha

[@diggleda2952]

Buch lol nice one

[@slaughtergang518]

r/excellentpuns

[@lolbots]

heading over to see if spacex need any grass cutters

[@museabc]

lolbot same

[@glockedie]

Nice one

[@glockedie]

@Genipsis Space Agency What about Starship

[@Nal1]

Heading over to Jeff Bezo for a grass cutter job

[@EdwardChan.999]

I think they just blew up their grassfields...

[@GFM_90]

My dad worked 36 years at Brazil's Goodyear and one day he brought the whole family in a flight on this beauty. I'll never forget that

[@CorredorDigital_]

What. Did goodyear brought the blimp to Brazil?

[@Kullioking]

@@CorredorDigital_ Goodyear has 3 of them.

[@jonathanmcfarland288]

WOW!

[@ReelsCW]

How does one ever get a ride on the blimp? I see it everyday almost here in LA and it’s been on my bucket list for years!

[@stevebond7387]

@@ReelsCW in 1990, my girlfriends Dad was a Vice President of marketing for a big grocery chain in San Francisco. Somehow, he was able to get my gf and I a ride on the Goodyear Blimp. It was crazy, the crew and us passengers were in a cockpit the size of a motor home. We could talk to the pilot from our seats. He flew us over the Oakland Collisium and dipped us down low over it. One of the coolest things I’ve ever done. They gave us signed cards that said we had flown in the blimp.

[@M4RSK11]

When I was younger, I thought the people sat in balloon part

[@zosia3304]

same LMAOO

[@Andressantiagooo99]

Same 😂

[@rileydc579]

acydic. I though they flew in the rudder or very tip

[@danielmariscal7599]

Yall honestly stupid while kids

[@jak7062]

I still believed that until today .

[@reinardjared]

“You know everyone wants to see a blimp.” GTA5 players: *pulls out rpg*

[@jettdiff5788]

Its annoying getting shot while joy flying ;-;

[@surfyplayer8231]

*Hindenburg flashbacks*

[@Frznwhrlpll]

@@surfyplayer8231 *timeless flashbacks*

[@yammmit]

reinardjared There’s a crazy thing called an invite-only session.

[@yammmit]

TommyTom21 No, but you _can_ do them in a solo public session. I’d never do business stuff in a full lobby.

[@0bscura]

In the '80s when I was in high school, there was a Goodyear Blimp based right across the freeway from our school. I was on the yearbook staff and we requested a ride to photograph the campus from above. Goodyear was happy to oblige. When it was our turn, they put me in the co-pilot seat. We flew around, I took pictures, and then the pilot asked if I wanted to fly it. This was an older model with pedals for the rudders and a big wheel beside each seat for elevators. I'll never forget that day. For a few minutes, I got to fly the Goodyear blimp.

[@jimdog3024]

that sounds amazing

[@ambulance_bass]

this is a very wholesome story thank you for sharing

[@samsam18200]

that's incredible! a piece of aviation history, no doubt.

[@daviddiscenza3187]

Outstanding!

[@nativeportlander]

I’m gonna piss people off at parties when I interject that the Goodyear Blimp is actually a semi-rigid airship.

[@MOOMOO2728]

Julian Fullwiley talk about a fight starter lol

[@harley2816]

Almighty God George Soros #420 #GetRekd it’s a joke boomer

[@-oiiio-3993]

You'll be right.

[@bentorres1623]

Chaotic neutral

[@ZTM432]

What a great idea

[@crispyrainbow]

“I didn’t even realize this job existed until I found it.” -Mr. BlimpMan

[@CaptainPilipinas]

Didn't realize they still fly blimps this openly in public.... Why still? it is unpredictably dangerous.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@1unartic probably has to be closed to the mainland too for easy rescue events.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@1unartic we think by now that we would already be building advanced airships by now.... *metal/titanium-built* airships.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

or just Spaceships to make things easier to imagine.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@1unartic I say it so because it is an easier popable giant oval-shaped balloon. even an average bird could do some pecking until it eventually combust (though that is probably just me being paranoid). Modern aerial jets are Far from Perfect, but they would be sturdier if ever one does crash into the Earth filled with a Hundred people inside it so long as the pilots does have a proper control and timing for they could emergency-land....

[@xlilnetx]

The pilot who started off as a landscaper for good year. Amazing story, peoples dreams can come true

[@infinity5288]

Due to eye problems I could not find a shit to give. r/woosh me if ur gay

[@upworkwebdevelopmentinc9633]

Hell Yeah! That is is the reason why he appreciates the work and effort of the people behind the scenes! Kudos to him and all those people who make this whole thing possible!

[@elguapo6225]

Yes I know a pilot who worked for Ryanair he's now a landscaper, Dreams are more often destroyed by corporate businesses

[@sl4383]

Probably took them a Good Year to build it.

[@eggwithsubscriberwithoutvideo]

Underrated

[@goliathyeti1669]

Id say maybe a good decade

[@hugetyphfan]

Pun

[@margotrobbie7101]

goliath yeti maybe a good century

[@thetrueairbornefca]

Celine Payton or a good millennium

[@BobMcCoy]

*_I wonder if the Blimp Tires are Goodyear_*

[@titan9259]

*lol*

[@JustJohn505]

Why do you always *SCREAM THE COMMENTS!!??!*

[@zainkhwaja8688]

Nah man, there Lego

[@MrCTruck]

Didnt you hear, its not a blimp

[@klauspendolo1393]

Of course not, they re chinese lol

[@GRosa250]

That’s a big improvement from the previous generation blimps. I had an opportunity to look inside the cockpit of the older model and I was shocked at how small it was.

[@onewordhereonewordthere6975]

Wrong wrong .look at USA Macon and uss Akron . I love it when they said it could only pick up a little bit.? Yeah buddy an aircraft carrier flying with planes inside. Being launched and captured. Anyway it'll be over soon

[@olachens]

@@onewordhereonewordthere6975 Those are rigid airships, meaning that they can fit things inside the "balloon" due to using internal gas bags. A blimp or semi-rigid just could not do that, limiting internal capacity to just the cockpit.

[@onewordhereonewordthere6975]

@@olachens they're called a dirigible airship. Are you aware the USS Macon and the USS Akron crashed and did not blow up 70 sailors 6 planes galley , officers mess living living quarters and let's not forget 6 airplanes. Helium can never pick up that much weight. When the Hindenburg burnt up only the camera and the camera man was there . The so-called reporter ad-libbed. As a child and a young adult it terrified me and a whole lot of others . But no more. I know why they're lying and they are 100% LYING I really don't care if anybody believes me .

[@onewordhereonewordthere6975]

Yes I do care . But they're trolls will relentlessly we're down through tactics that are childish and Evil. It's not just the airship it is the fuel that despite what anyone says it's easy to make and safer than gasoline aviation fuel kerosene. It is the ultimate sustainable development it's byproduct is itself . Even better the process cleans it. People just believe what their mind-control says. Sorry govern ment . Along with Walt Disney the propaganda wing of the CIA.

[@PeymanSayyadi]

The music was impeccable.

[@RajdeepBorgohainRajdeep]

Haha I was wondering why no one is taking about the music .

[@nick-vm6qx]

im high rn and its really chillin me out

[@sonoftanavast8916]

Yeah, really gives off a "classic airship" vibe.

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

German engineering is the best! Way better than the USA!

[@largesoda1729]

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw Wait. That's illegal

[@az5339]

As a kid i thought people would ride inside the round thing

[@canopus5498]

God Mode In the big Airships of the 30s the Passenger cabins were actually in the lower section of the Lifting Body

[@alinalexandru2466]

As a kid I knew that passengers would ride in the gondola and not in the body of the airship, but I was always wondering how airships like the Hindenburg could carry 87 people if the gondola was so small. So actually passenger airships did have cabins inside the body.

[@assassin7250]

LMAO SAME

[@lordamvmurda406]

They don't???

[@SisyphusJP]

Johnny Tightlips they used to you weren’t wrong

[@Mralmostpig]

somehow it gives me an "aww" feeling when it took off. as nostalgic as a Disney cartoon in the 50s

[@legendary_moocow4605]

ive seen it at my elementary school several times, looking back it was just so cool knowing theirs only 15-20 blimps left and ive seen this one multiple times, the Goodyear blimp.

[@amara7163]

i didnt know it was so rare, I live close to one, its right next to the 405 freeway

[@ianepperson5049]

@@amara7163 I’m from oc so I see it on the way to lax all the time!

[@mythocrat]

@@amara7163 they are so rare because they are absurdly expensive, even most rich people can't afford it. And yes, I have never heard from no one that I know that have seen it nor myself, except of videos and old movies.

[@Jigolopuff]

theres actually thousands of things that are basically blimps but dont classify as one. This Goodyear blimp isnt even a blimp

[@jaridkeen123]

I wish we had Airship Cruise liners

[@dumitrulangham1721]

Steampunk fantasy 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@vikashpatel155]

The Emirates a380 is the closest thing

[@jimmysavile69]

We used to

[@CosmicRelativity]

Yeah we did, until Hindenburg

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Yes!

[@calebyork5004]

I don’t know why it made me smile when they said that the blimp would spin around in circles at night while parked. Also I feel like a crash in that thing would feel like a gentle ground boop.

[@softgoose7287]

@@ranjan_v not the same. It's not hydrogen filled. But yeah prob not pleasant still 😂

[@richardmillhousenixon]

@@ranjan_v Ever heard of helium?

[@duartesimoes508]

It's very much true, I had a Good Year Airship operating from LPCS for Portugal's 1993 Formula One Grand Prix and the ship behaves just like a wind sock. It will rotate around the mast according to wind direction. I was Controller back then and later took a ride on her. 😀

[@isaiahrobertson7040]

I haven’t seen a blimp for like seven years

[@teags7069]

Same

[@IamCute-po8dx]

my age is what u said

[@shortymm2093]

Isaiah Robertson seen one in the summer while traveling where they’re standing in the video, it’s beautiful

[@diegotr6701]

I've never seen one. Do they look big?

[@Commodus43]

go to a popular beach during the summer here in NJ they pop by all the time from late spring until late summer

[@zuko1569]

It's all good until it got attacked by pigeons using Blitzkrieg tactic

[@firepower7017]

Or by Banzai burgers

[@noiwont3068]

That one dark kid in class

[@Splashdavap]

Lol actually pigeons r smart

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

Lol

[@Swukelz]

@MoC Chaos what?

[@T1tanz]

Living in Arizona we see the Goodyear blimps quite frequently. Needless to say it's always amazing to see

[@geneticemo]

Honestly, being from Akron, I never realized it was special as a kid, I just thought that every city had their own blimp and never batted an eye

[@TheCoachMc]

My brother and I rode in this in the 70's. I recall it being very loud inside the cabin.

[@conveyor2]

That was the Goodyear blimp. This is the Zeppelin NT.

[@TheCoachMc]

Good point. I’ll always think of it as the ‘blimp’, though.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

wp r it’s still called the Goodyear blimp by everyone is including Goodyear themselves

[@5cupsofcoffee104]

The pilots are wearing QC35s (noise canceling head phones) so probably

[@MaximillionBucks]

I rode it back before they moved the propellers to the balloon, and it was noisy as hell.

[@ZSHJWSWBCWSWBC]

2 snipe shots in gta and your 20 mil is gone 😂

[@anshulsharma9424]

It is not hydrogen based it's helium based . It can leak but can not blast

[@Eugenepanels]

i once hit this kid from far away from a building he was in a insurgent he crashed i took the shot and killed him it was so awesome he was so pissed off he chased me down lol

[@camper1749]

@@Eugenepanels Oh wow you hit a target standing still, thank you hollywood 899 very cool!

[@_x_8761]

It doesn't blow that easily in gta

[@antoniowombdiska3073]

Maxilimianmus when a famous basketball player thinks your comment is funny.....

[@12gs1]

Blimp: *appears* WWI Veteran Reincarnated: _aww sh t here we go again_

[@dumitrulangham1721]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Science-ev1he]

Can’t believe there aren’t any WWI vets anymore.

[@seanmichael1795]

Edo tensei

[@Fruitsmymainispomgranates]

LOL

[@jayus2033]

@mohammedpilote669 haddad their all dead

[@jdwolf55]

When a camera is worth more than your house

[@jamiegoddard1781]

Just a random channel when a balloon is x30 your house.

[@jdwolf55]

@@jamiegoddard1781 oof

[@kilikus822]

I was expecting them to say something bigger like $800k to 1mil. The importance of the events it covers and there being only one on the ship I bet its an incredible piece of equipment.

[@jdwolf55]

Kilikus nah, just slap a Galaxy s10 on a mount and call it a day.

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

Shotover makes them

[@MrSecretMan2010]

I bet he says ”damn it was a good day” everytime he clocks out

[@jtof9371]

I gotta say this year was a goodyear

[@byg2na249]

At the end of each year, I bet he says it’s been a good year while he’s saying hello to his 6 figures

[@dababy3368]

And then he calls me and tells me I’m a pimp

[@karenoakes6858]

ICE CUBES A PIMP

[@skinnycacitas66]

@Benjamin Schmitt I bet he must be TIREd after work

[@EzequielFerrari22]

Back in the late 90's we had some kind of a blimp fever in Argentina, and we had different blimps flying across the country, including _Good Year_ and _La Serenísima_ blimps... It was amazing to see them floating in the distance. XOXO

[@KS-xd6ql]

To put the 21 mil in perspective, a passenger airplane costs about 200 - 300 mil...

[@raz3000]

Kevin M. Smet the most common narrowbody planes seat 150 and cost $50 mil after discounts ($100 mil list price)

[@MarksTournaments]

@Mohit Patel larger wide bodies do, not the majority narrow body or any single isle

[@kuick6814]

you can buy a Boeing 747 for just over 2 million, but you have to pay for maintenance...

[@jakeroot2247]

Kuick No you can’t

[@kuick6814]

Jake Root USED 747s* sold by airlines who have previously used them

[@skiddycelery2382]

I remember in elementary school everything would stop when the good year blimp was flying through

[@Blahblaubaljablaj]

I’m in elementary and rarely anyone notices it

[@Blahblaubaljablaj]

ToxicCS on earth

[@JesseLatourrette]

Pixel for real?

[@ih8chz]

@@Blahblaubaljablaj you're a liar

[@ElisPalace]

@@Blahblaubaljablaj there was no mobile phones and internet not too long ago

[@lutherfrank6864]

Wow, I sat through this entire clip without skipping. I Enjoyed this Clip!

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

The newest branch of the military: Balloon Bois

[@andrewstotallynormallife4915]

NPC #7048164 Been around since the civil war

[@dios5618]

How about the German Zeppelin in WW1?

[@Tesseract1887]

Actually they recently came up with a new design which would be able to carry quite a bit of weight

[@cadenschmidt6877]

now THAT i’d be willing to pay taxes for

[@Daniel-ps9nw]

Zeppelins were used during WW1 to gather intelligence

[@irobinhood5529]

5:50 I just learned to fly a blimp in over 10 seconds

[@euntoe3379]

Time to fly into a school

[@jedrayne3636]

But did you learn how to land

[@Charlizzie]

GTA 😂

[@blair7001]

K 😂

[@serruredelespace]

Sounds like an Osprey with extra cubic feet of helium

[@supercomputer0448]

One time I thought there was a huge ass flying saucer over my house. It was late evening. The sun was going down. Bottom covered by trees. Nearly gave me a heart attack. Then it turned. Goodyear. The blimp was floating only about 100 feet above my house.

[@acapps6341]

I throughly enjoyed this video! When I was a child, if the Goodyear was spotted, my mother would load me and my sister into the car to chase it. Literally! She would hop curbs, go off road in our '70 Chevelle. She would only stop when trees, or a fence blocked our passage, or until the muffler was ripped off the car! This happened numerous times throughout our childhood! Good times!

[@kittyhawk3831]

I remember falling in love with Blimps back in 2003. At the National Museum of the USAF in Ohio, 4 Blimps came to fly together to celebrate 100 years of flight! The four Blimps were the Goodyear blimp, Saturn Blimp, MetLife Blimp, and the Fuji Film blimp. And my love for this particular Goodyear "Airship" in the video began in 2015 when it visited Oshkosh, WI during EAA AirVenture!

[@jeremiah1164]

Tf?

[@roy04]

I played enough GTA to know how to comandeer this

[@history1a]

alright now crash it into fort zancudo

[@joeyboi0]

It looks so peaceful when it flys it just makes you happy :)

[@screamrad218]

Looking at a blimp in the sky just makes you feel something fuzzy inside. It’s a great feeling. :)

[@pseudonayme7717]

Agree. It really looks like a much nicer way to fly than by plane. Smooth and subtle😎

[@tardarsauce1842]

Until it'll crash down and began to engulf with hellish fire and starts to explode

[@thepatshowonwp]

Yes it does!☺

[@JonatasAdoM]

"The enemy is being reinforced with an airship" Sure the competition hears this in their minds.

[@CarlosLopez-sx4kt]

JonatasAdoM bf1 reference?

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

JonatasAdoM *seven nation army in distance*

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

*KIROV REPORTING*

[@silentshadow1429]

@@CarlosLopez-sx4kt battlefield 1

[@gunners6531]

peapol of the common wealf we are brother hood of stell

[@stevenchurma1156]

Wow, the new "Blimps" are a far cry from the old GZ-20's that were in service when I worked for Goodyear Canada Inc. The old versions were only 192 feet long, had hardly any passenger capacity, and were much less tech oriented, but they were fun to fly. As an employee I had the opportunity to fly in them on 3 occasions, and actually took control of the craft for several minutes on one of the flights, and have a certificate of provenance that made me an honorary Blimp Pilot.

[@xxcronomaxx7986]

'Sees a blimp' GTA 5 players takes out sniper rifle.

[@stasepusi2540]

rpg* but sniper is good too

[@stasepusi2540]

@@sex_therapist no wtf

[@jeb7262]

Николић Кристијан why not

[@VK-jy3pi]

Player : Alrighty then. 3...2...1...[GUNSHOT]

[@psychedelicpain420]

5? Ppl were doing that since Vice City

[@GuhbsBeats]

When i was little i loved blimps. My mom wrote them asking if me and my brothers could come aboard. They said sure free of charge and took us over the bay area. One of the coolest experiences of my life.

[@rolandos64]

I asked and I too was afforded the opportunity to board w my family. A experience I’ll never forget! The story the pilot shared w me has never left me! They told me how they glided across the country at slow speeds w a crew that follows them to land. I’ll for ever dream wishing I could have that experience if I ever win the lotto. That will be my first experience. Thank you Goodyear for giving me and my family the opportunity to experience this ride

[@leslimendonsa6316]

I am being honest i liked it.But there was something that made me like it even more, that background music perfectly synced with slow moving plane with relaxing atmosphere.

[@gormauslander]

The world would be better with more of these. The people have spoken. They evoke such a curiosity as no other vehicle does. We need more.

[@maxl5112]

I used to see alot of blimps as a kid, how come I don't see them anymore!?

[@titan9259]

I saw them in 2OII, but in 2OI3 they suddenly stopped :(

[@tectubedk]

The Hindenburg disaster kinda killed the industry

[@dylandreisbach1986]

@@tectubedk In all seriousness apparently the Hindenburg was absolutely massive. It was 4 times longer than the Goodyear blimp.

[@tsmdukaja6743]

Old Turtle same

[@maxl5112]

TheModelFlightChannel oh. In Maryland I would see them all the time, not anymore :(

[@victorcentofanti2084]

N1A Wingfoot 1 is based here in Pompano Beach Florida! Where this film was shot. As a 40 year resident of Pompano Beach, I can tell you we are very possessive about OUR blimp! We are used to seeing it in the sky every day. N1A is VERY quiet compared to the old blimps. You could hear the old blimps coming N1A sneaks by. The light-sign on the side of the blimp is as much of the Holidays as Christmas lights. We would really miss it if it leaves!

[@mohammedbilal977]

Imagine seeing a 'Good Year' blimp flying over in 2020

[@TechReview2000]

Lol!

[@Keonyn]

I would appreciate the optimism.

[@MrMcfish]

the joke here is that 2020 is not a "good year"

[@despairdoll]

maybe the fact that it hasn't flown is why 2020 hasn't been a good year 😶

[@selloutgaming8146]

LOL you need to start a meme channel

[@TacoStacks]

Didn't know that was worth that much

[@bderrick4944]

Yea you could buy 132 of my houses for the price of one blimp

[@danikbas5426]

@@bderrick4944 youre saying your house costs 160k , where can I find houses like that lol.

[@bderrick4944]

@@danikbas5426 Southwestern Ohio I suppose.

[@rusuproductions7474]

@@77l96 for example an A320 passenger liner (180 seats and a medium range) costs almost 100 million

[@benjamin-rn5zn]

@@gencu9730 no they don’t bud, you don’t need to lie in the internet.

[@masterdiecaster2959]

It’s oddly majestic how it just gracefully floats through the sky

[@freitagder1321]

It’s so adorable with the music it just makes me laugh🤣🤣 and that’s how they do those shots

[@enriqueregalado4450]

haha yea the music makes it funny when it takes off

[@michaelkirby5938]

Proud to have been part of the Airship Operation for almost 8 years. True professionals from the Ground Crew to the Techs, to the Pilots. (A lot of fun also).

[@CosmoVlog]

The fact that he gave credit to the crew made the video great 💯

[@coolminer6242]

The real question is does it have WiFi?

[@nirbhaythacker6662]

You can probably get mobile coverage

[@philtripe]

no, but it does have cigarette lighters

[@sanjarsocool]

Yes cuz it’s broadcasting

[@osaroosayande2666]

Yes, it's broadcasting live

[@NickMagee208]

And cup holders

[@BltchErica]

I wish there were blimps everywhere. The world would really start looking like an utopia.

[@mrboomward]

They could reduce emissions in aviation

[@integre23]

oh vey

[@ded__]

True fam

[@bammetjepindakaas]

@@mrboomward no

[@wldude1527]

the pfp pic tho

[@zuutlmna]

Was poking around through the cobwebs on my bookshelf last night and pulled a small hardback from one of the dusty layers. Instantly a rush of joy filled my mind. It was Dr. Paul Litchfield's "Why Has America No Rigid Airship?" Few corporations have a sense of vision, or especially a sense of national vision. Perhaps nowadays vision is considered a costly luxury, hardly justifiable. But by the mid 20th century, after people had mostly given up on big rigid airships as a good (transportation industry) idea, Goodyear CEO Dr. Litchfield remained fast to his personal vision. In my mind, his vision is legendary. Thank you so much, Goodyear, for keeping that lighter-than-air idea up and going.

[@johngreer6689]

What's the difference between a tyre and 365 condoms? One is a Goodyear and the other is a very good year.

[@heronumbertwo3171]

Leap year?

[@UnseenVids]

tire*

[@goldyshark8061]

John Greer tyre is American, tire is British

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

@@goldyshark8061 wtf im American and I use tire.

[@LDTjbph]

@@goldyshark8061 wrong way round. Here in Scotland it's Tyre.

[@JackIsNotInTheBox]

So it's not just a floating advertisement?

[@saffakanera]

No Jack, it's a floating adventure.

[@LucasRodmo]

@@saffakanera best answer ever

[@davidmccall860]

Props too you mate! Started out cutting grass and ended up flying the flagship of the whole damn operation! Hard work pays.

[@skinnycacitas66]

This is one of the most wholesome videos and comment section I have ever seen

[@kitma9]

yeah just don't watch the hindenburg disaster then

[@skinnycacitas66]

@@kitma9 Yeah that's what I came from lol

[@Alex-us2vw]

So cool! They should make a documentary on this new Goodyear blimp. I would watch an hour about the ship and it’s missions 😀

[@ihsanauliarahman1057]

I wish cities would have an airship just for the heck of it. Such an inspiring piece.

[@theotherside931]

*"Such a big piece of aviation history"* *Such a small piece of aviation history"* *Which one should I take?*

[@midgetman4206]

Yes

[@JustJohn505]

The first one sounds better

[@AyyK]

*Explosive Sniper* : I'm gonna end this blimps whole career

[@birbez8903]

Akumjit Sohal Helium isn’t explosive.

[@noohirm6918]

DoodlezThe Golden yeah its gta online reference

[@thelegendaryseal1234]

DoodlezThe Golden Whoooosh

[@KaiOnCoke]

@@birbez8903 gta v reference

[@soloshort600]

Kaly Bukovich gta online reference

[@rongendron8705]

In 1978, the Goodyear Blimp was selling rides on it for $15.00! As I was on vacation in Miami, I went to the Blimp base to ride on it! Unfortunately, when I got there & the blimp was right in front of me, I was told that rides were suspended for today because they were shooting a documentary film over the Everglades! Being a lifelong Airship lover, I left downhearted since I was going home the next day & knew that would probably be my only chance to ride on one!

[@Eddie220263]

You would have to fly over to Germany. The Zeppelin Company in Friedrichshafen offers rides on their Zeppelins.

[@removestress664]

5:17 *"piss empowered"* that's a bad ass ship 😂

[@birdoben50]

Great video and great choice in background music

[@montypythonize]

In my Home town during the summertime, one of the Goodyear blimps always flies over for events happening in the cities around me.

[@CarthagoMike]

so basicly it isn't a Blimp any more, but a Zeppelin.

[@hzzlrp10]

Not really a true Zeppelin either. Those had a fully rigid frame. With its semi-rigid frame the Zeppelin NT is somewhere between a blimp and a Zeppelin.

[@hisroyalfatness8430]

@@hzzlrp10 A Blimplin!

[@Tatusiek_1]

hzzlrp10 What’s the difference between a zepplin and a dirigible?

[@hzzlrp10]

@@Tatusiek_1 None. A Zeppelin was a dirigible made by a specific company. In other words all Zeppelins were dirigibles, thought not all dirigibles were made by the Zeppelin company.

[@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109]

@@hzzlrp10 Were? You know that the Zeppelin company still exists, right?

[@adolfhitler2026]

I'm glad they made this blimp be so convenient for the pilots.

[@stayfrosty6290]

Hold up...

[@explosiverift2037]

r/Rimjobsteve

[@philtripe]

whats wrong with you

[@explosiverift2037]

stickloaf what?

[@andicarusfell8387]

Explosive Rift Username.

[@camdenmacleod16]

I live in Orlando and I remember walking outside my house a few years ago and seeing that in the sky!

[@rickdubbink]

6:30 Formula 1 helicopter camera crew: *Amatures..*

[@wibb53]

Lmao

[@samhesketh]

LilRickie lmao I’ve been thinking about this

[@GamingBros36]

Have you ever seen WRC’s helicopter camera crews? Those guys are mad men

[@rickdubbink]

@@GamingBros36 meh, but yeah still a lot harder than Nascar

[@kylebuschhasover200winsinn5]

LilRickie well lol.

[@zergrieft2006]

GTA 5 Goodyear DLC is looking good!

[@CheddarCheeseBandit]

I saw it a few times when I was a small child in Seattle during the 90s. I was hooked when I saw it.

[@sullivannix4509]

I love airships. I hope they become big again, like in the 20’s and 30’s

[@GjaP_242]

In the world, there are about 10 operational blimps; Goodyear operates four of those airships. Blimps are a rare sight, which means flying one is even rarer. 0:55 [Fox Weather]

[@GjaP_242]

Dirigibles include rigid airships (like the Hindenburg), semi-rigid airships (like the Zeppelin NT), and blimps (like the Goodyear blimp). 4:45 [Airships Net]

[@bloatedsodium7301]

Saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp, And it read Ice Cube's a pimp.

[@LegitPenguinIcyP]

no u didnt

[@azdobrosavljevic4024]

I WAS GONNA COMMENT THIS MAN

[@dropOut1982]

What a relaxing experience to fly

[@schinkenspringer1081]

thaz a nice zeppelin. the last one build where i live was fireee. litterally.

[@findableflyer]

@Todd Foret u watch the video? It's a zeppelin because it has a steel frame. It's not a blimp anymore

[@schinkenspringer1081]

@Todd Foret even if it was a blimp- those airships are cslled Zeppelin in germany. And i dont wanna hurt you right nie with the iffivial term

[@richardtedyell3350]

@@schinkenspringer1081 also you are a Trottel, because _this_ new Blimp was literally built in Germany. So this is the last one. Bauer.

[@schinkenspringer1081]

@@richardtedyell3350 i just wanted to make a joke Ok ? Calm down

[@lungsmen8641]

Who else finds blimps really fascinating?

[@martinpintamalli1449]

Me!

[@sogekingfromsniperisland7033]

Crackhead.Cammy honestly, they look like shit and boring as hell

[@mrhippo3610]

I got so interested in them in world war 2, the giant menacing masses just flying around mounted with guns

[@kaisersergei1680]

Mr Hippo uh

[@kaisersergei1680]

Mr Hippo wrong war

[@michelemarcolin2548]

Wonderful! When I was a kid I could board an older version that visited Italy.

[@soysauce8437]

I live in the city of the main goodyear company. Often, especially during the spring and summer, you’ll see the blimp flying around the city and a bunch of kids screaming about it in schoolyards.

[@Wecanhelp]

Suffield, Akron, Ohio

[@finnibat]

Around Friedrichshafen, the town on the Lake of Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland) where the Zeppelin headquater is located, there are uo two three of these Zepplins up in the air at the same time. Combined with the view of the alps behind the big lake it's just staggeringly beautiful...

[@hiramrodriguez4323]

I seen a blimp today! It told me I was going to have a Goodyear, man.

[@JavaoftheLava]

Whoever chose the music for this did a great job. Very on point at all times

[@blankoblanko5839]

This year blimp is *BADYEAR*

[@Alev.04]

Lmao imagine ur in a plane and u see the blimp at 10000 feet

[@WiardiVK]

Planes fly at 17000 feet

[@emersonclark3996]

WiardiVK planes fly between 25,000 and 35,000 feet

[@TechReview2000]

@VeteranPilot I think so

[@nevize6660]

Lmao imagine ur in a p51 and you see the blimp without security

[@roberto3151991]

Imagine you are on an airliner... ABOUT TO HIT THIS GIANT F*****G THING! *Read more*

[@deanevangelista6359]

As a child, I would visit my grandparents in Queens, NY, and the nearby Flushing Airport, (now gone) the Goodyear Blimp was often moored. It was always fun to see it fly over Whitestone.

[@terrystephens1102]

Best wishes to all of the crew 😃👌👏👏👏❤️🇺🇸

[@IPv4Address]

Earth: Has a helium shortage Blimp: Hold my beer

[@dewifrancis1299]

Its safer than hydrogen I guess 😨

[@njcaveexplorer]

The best ride of my life, thanks so much!

[@bltvd]

For those of you wondering the proper way to reference the Ice Cube song would be to comment- I suppose the ability to write “Ice Cube’s a Pimp” would be one thing! Thanks and remember that remembering a reference is half of it. You have to still write something humorous using the reference.

[@patw.6567]

oh i almost forgot about this icon nice to see it still exists.

[@umarscamartistjohnson1784]

I first seen it in the late 90s when I was a kid... it’s one of those things you’ll never forget

[@OchaFauzan01]

If you think you are slow, remember this blimp takes over 100 years to make a lavatory aboard.

[@KatTheFoxtaur]

I've seen the Goodyear Blimp many times over the beaches of Cape Cod, and even over Olympic Park just before London 2012. But I honestly learned so many things in this short film that I had no idea about!

[@Trevaricus]

🎵Hey there blimpy boy, flying through the sky so fancy free🎶

[@kringewithak2209]

What song?

[@blank6521]

They should call it the Good-year semi rigid airship because it is a catchy name

[@lolbots]

yeah tell your gf you're semi rigid and see how she likes that

[@skdyakashi3252]

Heh, here in germany that blimp is flying like all day

[@xoxoj]

Those little props on that huge blimp reminds me of T Rex. Rip brotha,😢

[@pinkfreud62]

Living in Akron, I see them at least once a year. Sometimes they'll have two flying about. You can hear them rumbling above you when you're in the house so odds are, you know it's a blimp. I like to see them best at night when they have lighted pictures & ads on the sides.

[@starofeden9277]

wow..the music and atmosphere watching this makes me feel like a kid again with dreams

[@titaji0-042]

I just learned it’s called a “blimp” and that word makes me happy for sm reason. It kinda brings out the genuine part of American spirit that I use to feel.

[@RaymundoLopezH]

They brought the Good Year Blimp Wednesday night to Tupelo, Mississippi. They own Cooper Tire which was hit months ago. They brought the blimp to show the appreciation for the hard work that the employees did to try to get back on track. It was amazing watching this in person. After work I drove about 30 minutes just to watch it and be able to record my own videos of it. I knew they came from Florida because I saw the tag on one of the maintenance vehicles.