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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
- LTA Previews Its Work at Akron Airdock
- LTA Expected to Add Jobs in Akron
- Akron 'Making Blimps Again'
- Are More Airships Coming to Akron?
On Thursday, LTA publicly previewed its work in the facility, including showing off the test framing and a "baby airship," a flying model of its 400-foot-long Pathfinder 1 airship that will be built in California. "[Pathfinder 3] will be the largest airship built in the United States since the Macon was built [by Goodyear] in 1932," Weston said. LT...
LTA already has about 70 employees in Akron, including Weston, a former aerospace engineer and director of programs at the NASA Ames Research Center who moved to the area. By next year, LTA should have as many as 200 people working at the former Lockheed Martin, and before that Goodyear Aerospace, campus next to Akron Fulton International Airport. ...
"We're making blimps again," Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan said. Horrigan and Weston first met over coffee at the Courtyard by Marriott about five years ago. That conversation helped clear the way to LTA moving its operations to the airdock and surrounding campus. "It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship," Weston said. LTA was founded by Brin f...
If Pathfinder 3 works as planned, there likely will be more airships to come. While the 600-foot-long Pathfinder 3 will be the largest airship in the world once completed, the airdock has room for even larger ones, Weston said. "You could build an airship 1,000 feet long," he said. Beacon Journal reporter Jim Mackinnon can be reached at 330-996-354...
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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 ...
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Mar 5, 2021 · NEWS. Google co-founder's company to use Akron Airdock for state-of-art airship development. Jim Mackinnon. Akron Beacon Journal. Akron is going to be back in the airship-building business. And no, this time it won't be an iconic Goodyear blimp.
- Jim Mackinnon
- Jim Mackinnon, Business Reporter
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
As of 2021 California company LTA Research and Exploration, together with the University of Akron, plans to use the airdock to develop electric-powered airships. [9] The airdock is not open to the public, but it can be seen by those traveling on U.S. Route 224 east of downtown Akron.
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...
