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	The Goodyear Blimps \|\| Spirit of Goodyear, Spirit of America and Spirit of Innovation
		For 80 years, Goodyear blimps have adorned the skies as very visible corporate symbols of the tire and rubber company that began operations in 1898.
		Often used as convoy escorts, the blimps were able to look down on the ocean surface and spot a rising submarine and radio its position to the convoy's surface ships.
		In the United States it operates three well-recognized blimps: the Spirit of Goodyear, based in Akron, Ohio; the Spirit of America, based in Carson, California; and the Spirit of Innovation, in Pompano Beach, Florida.
	www.goodyearblimp.com (347 words)

	Biomedical LIterature Mining Publications
		BLIMP covers all publications related to the fast-growing field of biomedical literature and text mining.
		BLIMP is committed to both coverage and relevance.
		It started with a large collection of publications, and constantly relies on authors to notify BLIMP through the submission form about their newly accepted papers.
	blimp.cs.queensu.ca (0 words)

	Pilot escapes uninjured from blimp caught in trees - Boston.com
		A Hood blimp that regularly flies above Fenway Park crashed into a wooded area Tuesday when the pilot lost rudder control shortly after takeoff and tried to make an emergency landing on a nearby beach, authorities said.
		Instead, the 90-foot-long blimp was blown inland and became stuck atop trees near an elementary school in this town about 25 miles north of Boston.
		The wooded area was inaccessible to rescue vehicles.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/09/26/blimp_crashes_gets_stuck_atop_trees_no_injuries (406 words)

	Historic California Posts: Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin
		Blimps were used to patrol America's coastline primarily to watch for enemy submarine.
		The large, all-wood hangers were built to house the blimps and at the time of their construction were and still are the world's largest clear span wooden buildings.
		The two blimp hangars are still in existence, but reportedly in need of repairs that is estimated to cost $10 million initially, plus a continuing annual maintenance expenditure of $500,000.
	www.militarymuseum.org /MCASTustin.html (1397 words)

	Blimp Anatomy and airship facts at MetLife.com
		The MetLife blimp is illuminated from nose to tail by two special ultra-high efficiency 1000 watt lamps mounted inside of the top of the envelope.
		The MetLife blimp's tear-drop shape is maintained by regulating the internal pressure of the helium gas which fills the envelope.
		When on the ground, the blimp is secured to a stationary pole erected at the landing area called the mooring mast.
	www.metlife.com /Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P318,00.html (676 words)

	Surveillance Blimp to be Tested Over Washington
		In the middle of a cornfield in Maryland, a blimp glided in for a landing.
		The prospect that a helium-filled blimp is an idea whose time has come again is increasingly being considered by serious people charged with defending troops overseas and the nation's borders at home.
		From a blimp, it was possible to see a periscope in the ocean, said Norman Mayer, an Alexandria resident who is president of the Naval Airship Association.
	www.infowars.com /print/bb/washington_blimp.htm (950 words)

	blimp
		The blimp (or aerostat) measures 9.5 by 2.5 m and is made of a blend of very durable woven and laminated polyurethane.
		The blimp has an unloaded maximum static lift of 8 kg, when loaded with equipment the static lift is reduced to 1 kg.
		The camera and camera control systems are divided between the front and rear of the blimp, and are precisely situated to keep the nose of the blimp slightly lighter than the tail.
	www.dartmap.com /blimp.htm (1190 words)

	Helium blimp for SFAP
		The SFAP blimp is constructed of a single layer of urethane, a plastic material that retains helium well and is durable under field condtions.
		Large tethered blimps are subject to the same flying restrictions as are large kites or other tethered platforms--500 feet (150 m) maximum height is permitted without submitting a flight plan with the nearest airport.
		Blimp aerial photography is normally conducted at two heights, ~100 m and ~150 m above the ground.
	academic.emporia.edu /aberjame/airphoto/blimp/blimp.htm (1223 words)

	Vehicles - Blimps - Instructor
		This rigid design freed the blimps envelope of the need for internal pressure to maintain its shape, thus, the gas used to float the blimp could be housed in a series of self contained cells wired into place.
		Blimps of this era were complete with gondolas containing passenger cabins, a promenade for viewing the land below, dining rooms, reading and writing rooms, complete kitchens, and even the first ever showers on board an airship.
		Todays blimps are similarly controlled and either a control stick or steering wheel is used to move the rudder and elevator which in turn cause the blimp to dive, climb, or swing to the left or right.
	sln.fi.edu /wright/again/wings.avkids.com/wings.avkids.com/Book/Vehicles/instructor/blimps-01.html (2303 words)

	The Blimp Worx - Aerial Blimp Photography, Queensland
		The blimp is tethered to the operator who easily adjusts line length to gain or lose altitude in search of the best shots.
		The blimp can be launched from a boat to shoot waterfront properties with water (and even passing water craft) in the foreground.
		The blimp can be moved around to different angles and sent aloft to any height in its range to ensure that your property is uniquely captured from the best perspective.
	www.blimpworx.com /benefits.htm (456 words)

	Inland News \| PE.com \| Southern California News \| News for Inland Southern California
		Addie, 16, was one of several patients from children's hospitals in Loma Linda and Los Angeles who took blimp rides Saturday evening as part of a program sponsored by Sanyo and the Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation, a support group for the families of critically ill children.
		She was out of the hospital on Saturday and jumped at the chance to ride in a blimp.
		Brodbeck said she was pleased to be sitting in a lawn chair and watching the blimp from the ground.
	www.pe.com /perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_blimp19.1c26fd9.html (557 words)

	Blimp Proposal - Title
		A blimp was chosen over other airborne craft because it was felt that the design and implementation of the former would be simple enough to be tractable by a small group of students working with a limited budget for a short period of time.
		A receiver on board the blimp will be responsible for interpreting ground signals and activating servo motors and solenoids on the blimp as necessary to control the blimp's activities.
		The outer shell of the blimp should be inelastic, strong enough to provide structural support at operating pressures, and tough enough to resist incidental abrasions from ground handling and minor mishaps.
	alumnus.caltech.edu /~marcsulf/Blimpp.htm (1249 words)

	PERSONAL BLIMP
		When the first Personal Blimp, named the Airship Alberto, made its first flight on October 27, 2006, it became the first and only aircraft to meet this seemingly straightforward goal.
		To put it another way: the Personal Blimp is a hot air balloon that can be maneuvered about in nearly perfect quiet.
		When not in use, the Personal Blimp can be deflated and folded for storage (much like a hot air balloon.) The combination of ready buoyancy control and rapid deflation eliminates not only costly hangars but also the large ground crews typically required for helium airships.
	www.personalblimp.com /summary.html (439 words)

	Blimps by Blimp Works, Inc. We manufacture advertising blimps, balls, hot air balloon shapes and tubes to be filled ...
		Blimps by Blimp Works, Inc. We manufacture advertising blimps, balls, hot air balloon shapes and tubes to be filled with helium and flown 135' in the air.
		Blimps work much better than round balls or other shapes in the wind.
		The big advantage of the blimp shape is that it has tail fins that cause it to act like a weathervain, keeping the nose always pointed into the wind.
	www.theblimpworks.com /blimps.htm (245 words)

	CNN.com - Blimp to provide convention coverage for police - Aug 26, 2004
		"A blimp has the ability to stay up for much longer periods of time and provide a continuous stream of images to various command posts on the ground." said one law enforcement official.
		Adam Yates, director of communications at Fujifilm, said the blimp has been used for surveillance by local law enforcement across the country for the past two years.
		Members of the NYPD have boarded the blimp for a bird's eye view of sporting events, including Yankees games, the U.S. Open tennis tournament, the July 4 fireworks show and other large gatherings in New York, Yates said.
	www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/nypd.fujiblimp (376 words)

	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Colonel Blimp was a British cartoon character in a then well-known strip.
		Colonel Blimp was a newspaper cartoon character created by Low, the English genius with the patriotic bent.
		Blimp was a little slow and inflexible, but he was certain of his moral position and was entirely fearless.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0036112 (1123 words)

	CNN.com - Goodyear blimp crashes; one minor injury - Dec. 4, 2003
		The nose of the blimp was crumpled in the crash.
		The blimp pilot and a cameraman were the only occupants on the aircraft when it drifted into a nearby plant nursery and landed nose-first shortly before 10 p.m.
		The cabin of the blimp was not damaged, and most of the inflated part was largely intact.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/West/12/04/blimp.crash/index.html (254 words)

	Flickr: Photos tagged with blimp
		Blimps in stock from 13 feet to 30 feet.
		Advertising balloons, blimps and advertising inflatables made in the USA.
		A wide selection of advertising balloons, blimps and custom shapes for sale or rent.
	www.flickr.com /photos/tags/blimp (133 words)

	Blimp and Airship Glossary - The Lighter Than Air Society
		Until the 1930s, the word "airship" was used to refer to both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air craft, but now its use generally implies only LTA craft.
		blimp: a term coined in 1915 as a friendly synonym for a pressure airship.
		Cunningham imitated this sound by uttering: "Blimp!" A young midshipman, who later became known as Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard, repeated the tale of this humorous inspection to his fellow officers in the mess hall before lunch the same day.
	www.blimpinfo.com /glossary.html (1471 words)

	Alex's paper airplanes - the blimp
		Simply dropping the blimp off a balcony, stairwell or out of a high window is the safest way to fly it.
		You should drop the blimp parallel to the ground (not nose first or tail first) for the best results.
		Throwing the blimp with a stone in its nose is your second option you could also use blue tac or soft silly putty.
	www.paperairplanes.co.uk /blimp.php (383 words)

	The Dean Blimp & other grassroot ideas in motion (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A while back I came across a story about a blimp being used to promote Medicare as part of the US Government's 30 million dollar advertising campaign to promote the federal program.
		Blimps have been used for all kinds of advertising.
		Every time the Dean blimp comes to town the media are going to report on it.
	c.1asphost.com /kona/blimp (1159 words)

	Blimp Spotters
		Carthen's suspicions were aroused earlier this year, after she saw the familiar Goodyear Blimp over the skies of the San Francisco Bay area far more often than could be reasonably expected.
		She has since been attempting to alert the rest of the country and the free world about the dangers which may be inherent in these low-flying denizens of the heavens.
		If you have seen a blimp or at least suspect that you have seen a blimp, please complete the report form and submit it to the Globe-Guardian.
	www.globe-guardian.com /blimp_spotters.htm (423 words)

	Colonel Blimps' England by Prof. Peter Mellini
		Blimp's career, in Low's cartoons and elsewhere, is a window into an era crucial to Britain's fortunes in the world, on the evolution of her national symbols, and on the impact of editorial cartooning.
		Blimps soon became a class, and 'Blimpish' a synonym for military or administrative incompetence and heartfelt, unthinking patriotism.
		Blimp so aptly represented and reflected the 1.930s that he became public property, endowed with the virtues and prejudices of the viewer.
	www.politicalcartoon.co.uk /html/history14.htm (3828 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Florida blimp company produces enormous "TV in the sky"
		An Orlando-based blimp company called The Lightship Group has made one, and it could be coming to a night sky near you.
		The new blimp is the crossroads of technological advances in both balloon and LED technology, with stronger lift power, a more durable "envelope" (the part that fills with helium) and lighter, higher-quality electronics.
		The blimp itself is 170 feet long, 55 feet high and 46 feet wide.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003070420_blimp19.html (516 words)

	Science Explorer: Spinning Blimps--become an aircraft designer with scissors and paper
		See if you can make a blimp that spins faster or stays up for a longer time.
		Your blimp probably flies fine-but maybe a blimp with a shorter tail would spin even better.
		And you are fooling around-but you're also paying attention to what happens when you change your blimp.
	www.exploratorium.edu /science_explorer/spinning_blimps.html (416 words)

	Terror scare bumps blimp's flight plans
		Both blimp and crew will be back above campus tomorrow, but they won't be able to get this close to the stadium.
		In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the FAA temporarily changed the rules governing aircraft in the vicinity of packed sports arenas.
		Maloney alerts South Bend air control that he's leaving local air space and heading for the Elkhart airport, where the blimp is berthed when it's doing Notre Dame coverage.
	www.nd.edu /~ndmag/w2001-02/blimp.html (453 words)

	Research at HP Labs : Information Dynamics Lab : Research Areas : Helio-Courier - Automatic Inter-Office Delivery with ...
		The blimp itself is a hobby radio-controlled (RC) blimp from Plantraco, and comes with an RC transmitter than can be connected via USB to a PC and controlled by connecting to a TCP socket.
		The control loop for the blimp is as follows: Climb until in sight of the cameras, then orient itself towards the target (by rotating), fire both fans forward until the target distance is reached, then descend into the target cubicle.
		The slightest movement or breeze could set the blimp spinning, and it is difficult to stabilize the blimp once this happens.
	www.hpl.hp.com /shl/projects/blimp (947 words)

	I Rode On The Goodyear Blimp
		The blimp was landing from its previous flight as we arrived.
		While the blimp is on the ground, it is supported by a single tire on the bottom of the passenger car.
		The blimp moves very slowly, about 25-35 miles per hour (the cars on the road below us were making better time) and stays at an elevation of about 1000 feet (though it is capable of going significantly higher).
	ericnuzum.com /blimp (762 words)

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