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Goodyear GZ-20 Blimp
Goodyear Aerospace · Advertising / Broadcast Airship / Aerial Advertising / Sports Broadcast Camera Platform · USA · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Goodyear Blimp is any one of four from a fleet of commercial airships operated by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, used mainly for advertising and broadcasting aerial views of live sports events for television. The term blimp itself is defined as a non-rigid airship—without any internal structure, the pressure of lifting gas within the airship envelope maintains the vessel's shape.
Specifications
- Category
- Airship
- Sub-Category
- Non-Rigid Airship
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Goodyear Aerospace
- Operator
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- Primary Role
- Advertising / Broadcast Airship / Aerial Advertising / Sports Broadcast Camera Platform
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1969
- Produced
- 8
- Engine
- 2x Continental IO-360-D flat-six
- Thrust / Power
- 210 hp each
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 192
- Wingspan (ft)
- 50
- MTOW (lb)
- 12840
- Payload (lb)
- 1600
- Endurance (hr)
- 24
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 10000
- Range (mi)
- 750
- Max Speed (mph)
- 50