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      • The Development Finance Authority of Summit County, which has owned the local landmark since 2006, authorized selling the airdock to defense contractor Lockheed Martin for an undisclosed sum at its monthly board meeting. Lockheed Martin has been leasing the airdock and using it to develop airship and laser technologies.
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  2. The Loral Corporation (and its holdings, including the Goodyear Airdock) was purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1996. 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.

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  3. Mar 8, 2021 · The Development Finance Authority of Summit County, which has owned the local landmark since 2006, authorized selling the airdock to defense contractor Lockheed Martin for an undisclosed sum at its monthly board meeting.

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  4. Mar 7, 2021 · Construction was still underway when the airdock welcomed two gigantic visitors on the same day. The USS Los Angeles, a rigid airship 658 feet long, 104 feet high and 90 feet in diameter, soared over Akron at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 28, 1929, on the way to the National Air Races in Cleveland. It was a warmup act for the headliner.

  5. Akron, Ohio. Request Documents. Lockheed Martin acquired the Airdock, a former Goodyear Zeppelin facility, in 1997. Built in 1929, the airship hangar was designed to construct and store lighter-than-air ships, including the famous Goodyear Blimp. Additionally, the Airdock is so large it could fit seven football fields inside.

  6. Mar 5, 2021 · Road Runner, owned and operated by Time Warner Cable, is the title sponsor of the event. The event which was founded by Steven L. Marks will start at the Lockheed Martin Airdock and finish at Canal Park. Runners will compete on a course that will take runners through Akron past many Akron-area landmarks.

  7. Mar 5, 2021 · The DFA of Summit County has owned the Akron Airdock and leased it to Lockheed Martin since 2006. The DFA Board will consent to a sublease for LTA Research on Monday, the City of Akron said.

  8. Mar 15, 2022 · He had zero basketball offers. He went to Akron on an academic scholarship. Freeman didn’t even try to play basketball in his freshman year. He went out as a walk-on, making the team in 2019-20.

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