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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.
Mar 8, 2021 · Akron Airdock sale approved; landmark closer to starting airship production. The Akron Airdock on Monday got closer to having Lockheed Martin as its new owner, and as a result, closer to being a place where new airships will be made again. The Development Finance Authority of Summit County, which has owned the local landmark since 2006 ...
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Goodyear Airdock. The Goodyear Airdock in Akron, Ohio, was constructed in 1929 by the Goodyear Zepplin Corporation from plans created by the Wilbur Watson Engineering Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Work began on April 20, 1929, and by November 25 the Airdock was completed at a cost of $2.2 million. With the construction of the Airdock, Akron ...
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.
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.
Mar 9, 2021 · An aerospace company started by Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, is going to move into and operate Akron's iconic Airdock, where blimps and dirigibles first started being made in 1929. LTA Research has entered into an agreement with the Development Finance Authority (DFA) of Summit County to sublease space at the Airdock to house manufacturing ...
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Mar 5, 2021 · Akron is going to be back in the airship-building business. And no, this time it won't be an iconic Goodyear blimp. LTA Research and Exploration, a secretive California company created by Google co-founder and billionaire Sergey Brin, is partnering with the University of Akron to use the historic Akron Airdock to develop state-of-the-art, electric-powered zero emission airships.
