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  1. May 5, 2022 · The iconic airdock, completed in 1929, is being transformed into a state-of-the-art facility, Weston and others said. "We have to build the next-generation production facility," said Harry Harris, the Pathfinder 3 program manager.

    • Jim Mackinnon
    • Jim Mackinnon, Business Reporter
  2. May 6, 2022 · The historic Akron air dock was built in 1929 and remains the largest air dock still in use. LTA has developed a new system to assemble the carbon fiber tube and titanium framework called the "roller coaster," which allows workers to remain on the ground instead of scaling the fragile structure.

    • Jeff St. Clair
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  4. Mar 8, 2021 · The airdock was built in 1929 and used by Goodyear to build blimps and rigid airships that included the USS Akron and USS Macon. Goodyear now builds its semi-rigid airships at its Wingfoot Lake blimp base in nearby Suffield Township in Portage County.

    • Jim Mackinnon
    • Jim Mackinnon, Business Reporter
  5. May 5, 2022 · LTA is working on building much bigger airships— Pathfinder 1 in California and Pathfinder 3 in Akron. They will be used for humanitarian efforts, Weston said. A huge test section of the ...

  6. Goodyear Airdock. /  41.03194°N 81.47083°W  / 41.03194; -81.47083. 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.

    • April 11, 1973
    • 1929/30
    • Karl Arnstein, Paul K. Helma, Wilbur J. Watson
  7. Mar 5, 2021 · LTA says it is seeking to hire a principal materials engineer, flight test engineer, hydrogen program manager, airship mechanic, software engineer and an airship ground crew for Akron. The number of jobs this new venture will create was not announced.

    • Jim Mackinnon
    • Jim Mackinnon, Business Reporter
  8. Mar 5, 2021 · The City of Akron announced Friday that LTA Research entered into an agreement with the Development Finance Authority of Summit County and will be subleasing space at the Akron Airdock where...

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