Summary: Nearly a century ago, the U.S. Navy explored the concept of flying aircraft carriers, resulting in the Akron-class airships, the only ones ever put into service. These airships, designed for ...
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's Wingfoot One airship is parked outside the company's Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, near Akron. A century ago, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company decided to take ...