Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation ( GAC) was the aerospace and defense subsidiary of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The company was originally operated as a division within Goodyear as the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation, part of a joint project with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, leading to the development of rigid airships in the United States.
- 1987
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- 1924
- Aerospace
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for passenger vehicles, aviation, commercial trucks, military and police vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, race cars, and heavy off-road machinery.
- Akron, Ohio, U.S.
- August 29, 1898; 125 years ago, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
- 72,000 (2021)
- US$12.32 billion (2020)
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Nov 11, 2021 · Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsairs above Okinawa, Japan sometime during 1945. (Image/ U.S. Navy) Yes, that Goodyear. Or more precisely, a division of Goodyear, at the time called the Goodyear Aircraft Company—the same folks who were designing, building, and maintaining Goodyear’s iconic blimps and rigid airships.
Goodyear Aircraft changes its name to Goodyear Aerospace reflecting its increasing involvement in space programs. A second blimp, the Columbia, joins the Mayflower for displaying promotional and public service messages. Craig Breedlove sets the world's land speed record, 407.45 mph, in his Spirit of America equipped with special Goodyear tires.
The Goodyear Airdock is a construction and storage airship hangar in Akron, Ohio. At its completion in 1929, it was the largest building in the world without interior supports. Description The building has a unique shape which has been described as "half a silkworm's cocoon, cut in half the long way."
- April 11, 1973
- 1929/30
- Karl Arnstein, Paul K. Helma, Wilbur J. Watson
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation ( GAC) was the aerospace and defense subsidiary of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The company was originally operated as a division within Goodyear as the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation, part of a joint project with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, leading to the development of rigid airships in the United States.
