Aviation students visited by Goodyear's newest blimp

Published 10.03.2018

News
Aviation
Student News
Faculty & Staff
School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News

    Students get a closer look at an advertising icon: 246 feet long and (even at 10 tons) lighter than air!A student learns about the new airship's instrument panel, which features a multiscreen display and a steering system controlled by joystick.Based in Ohio and launched this summer, Wingfoot Three brings the tiremaker's upgraded fleet to full complement.The latest addition to Goodyear's fleet of airships stopped by Penn College's Lumley Aviation Center this past week while traveling through the area to aid television coverage of Saturday's Penn State/Ohio State football game. Students were allowed into the cockpit of Wingfoot Three in small groups, and pilots and mechanics answered their questions about equipment and operations. Also on hand was a factory representative from Zeppelin, the dirigible's German manufacturer, who was there to gather test data during the flights.
    Photos by Matthew D. Krepps, instructor of aviation maintenance

      Get Penn College News in your inbox each morning.

      Subscribe

      The future needs you

      If you put more into today, could you get more out of tomorrow? If you create your future at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the answer is yes.

      With open and rolling admission, applying is easy.

      Apply today

      Experience all that campus has to offer with visit options designed just for you.

      Schedule visit

      Get more information about the admission process.

      Request information