What It Takes To Fly The $21 Million Goodyear Blimp

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  • Опубликовано: 18 мар 2019
  • We took a ride on the world-famous Goodyear Blimp as it flew above the Daytona International Speedway where it provided aerial coverage for NASCAR in February. Our journey began at the Blimp Base in Pompano Beach, Florida - from there, the Blimp flew 200 miles north to a small airport in New Smyrna, where it would call home for the weekend.
    We got to spend about five hours in the Blimp, which was updated in 2014 in collaboration with the Zeppelin company. The new model isn't technically a Blimp, due to the internal structure inside its balloon, or envelope.
    This is what it's like to fly on the iconic Goodyear Blimp, which isn't accessible to the public - only the crew and invited guests are allowed to go for a ride.
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    What It Takes To Fly The $21 Million Goodyear Blimp

Комментарии • 3,8 тыс.

  • @buch3526
    @buch3526 5 лет назад +11442

    2:51 : "Six months to maybe a little over a year"
    So you need a goodyear of training to fly this thing?

  • @M4RSK11
    @M4RSK11 4 года назад +5066

    When I was younger, I thought the people sat in balloon part

    • @zosia3304
      @zosia3304 4 года назад +85

      same LMAOO

    • @Andressantiagooo99
      @Andressantiagooo99 4 года назад +53

      Same 😂

    • @rileydc579
      @rileydc579 4 года назад +63

      acydic. I though they flew in the rudder or very tip

    • @danielmariscal7599
      @danielmariscal7599 4 года назад +47

      Yall honestly stupid while kids

    • @jak7062
      @jak7062 4 года назад +145

      I still believed that until today .

  • @rcknrol7258
    @rcknrol7258 2 года назад +438

    My dad had a tire shop in the 70s...he was a big Goodyear dealer... pretty much exclusive. He was given tickets to fly on the blimp when it came to our city. For some reason, I was the only one to go up, not even my parents were with me. So we go up and I was invited to go up next to the pilot. It was quite cool but as a kid I didn't get the gravity of it. So there was this big wheel like a wheel on a ship between the two front seats...I asked if I could move it. He had his hand on it and said " yes , just very slow forward " ...well being 7 years old I reefed on it back and fourth...not a good idea evidently , I was sternly told to go back to my seat lol "...I still have my ticket.
    So, about 34 years latter ( 2014 ) my dad passed away from prostate cancer. My parents have a big piece of land and the following spring I was helping my mom with the garden...so we hear this brrrrrr...and here comes the Goodyear blimp. We hadn't seen it in our town for years and years. It gets closer and closer and is coming right in our direction. So veers off , turns sideways and comes in REAL low. Freakishly low. It goes by with the light up sign flashing " Goodyear " ...we were crying. We know someone high up remembered my dad. He was a good tire dealer ...did all the city fire, cops, regular city vehicles, contracts with local mills etc. So I can only think they remembered him and did a flyby. Their house isn't even in the city so they had to go out of the way to do this. It hadn't been in our town since the late 90s so...it had to be planned.
    Thank you Goodyear !

    • @croutons9590
      @croutons9590 2 года назад +21

      That’s incredible

    • @muddybasilisk7526
      @muddybasilisk7526 Год назад +13

      Great story

    • @itstoasty7089
      @itstoasty7089 Год назад +1

      lol rip

    • @MandaOh9
      @MandaOh9 4 месяца назад

      So nostalgic! Thanks for sharing such wonderful memories ❤️

    • @Istandby666
      @Istandby666 4 месяца назад

      Religion is the cancer of humanity
      Please educate yourself

  • @GFM_90
    @GFM_90 3 года назад +532

    My dad worked 36 years at Brazil's Goodyear and one day he brought the whole family in a flight on this beauty. I'll never forget that

    • @CorredorDigital_
      @CorredorDigital_ 2 года назад +3

      What. Did goodyear brought the blimp to Brazil?

    • @Kullioking
      @Kullioking 2 года назад +20

      @@CorredorDigital_ Goodyear has 3 of them.

    • @jonathanmcfarland288
      @jonathanmcfarland288 2 года назад +2

      WOW!

    • @ReelsCW
      @ReelsCW 2 года назад +6

      How does one ever get a ride on the blimp? I see it everyday almost here in LA and it’s been on my bucket list for years!

    • @stevebond7387
      @stevebond7387 Год назад +2

      @@ReelsCW in 1990, my girlfriends Dad was a Vice President of marketing for a big grocery chain in San Francisco. Somehow, he was able to get my gf and I a ride on the Goodyear Blimp. It was crazy, the crew and us passengers were in a cockpit the size of a motor home. We could talk to the pilot from our seats. He flew us over the Oakland Collisium and dipped us down low over it. One of the coolest things I’ve ever done. They gave us signed cards that said we had flown in the blimp.

  • @reinardjared
    @reinardjared 5 лет назад +3730

    “You know everyone wants to see a blimp.”
    GTA5 players: *pulls out rpg*

    • @jettdiff5788
      @jettdiff5788 5 лет назад +99

      Its annoying getting shot while joy flying ;-;

    • @surfyplayer8231
      @surfyplayer8231 4 года назад +144

      *Hindenburg flashbacks*

    • @Frznwhrlpll
      @Frznwhrlpll 4 года назад +13

      @@surfyplayer8231 *timeless flashbacks*

    • @yammmit
      @yammmit 4 года назад +12

      reinardjared There’s a crazy thing called an invite-only session.

    • @yammmit
      @yammmit 4 года назад +8

      TommyTom21 No, but you _can_ do them in a solo public session. I’d never do business stuff in a full lobby.

  • @lolbots
    @lolbots 5 лет назад +2748

    heading over to see if spacex need any grass cutters

    • @museabc
      @museabc 5 лет назад +40

      lolbot same

    • @glockedie
      @glockedie 5 лет назад +7

      Nice one

    • @glockedie
      @glockedie 5 лет назад +3

      @Genipsis Space Agency What about Starship

    • @Nal1
      @Nal1 5 лет назад +12

      Heading over to Jeff Bezo for a grass cutter job

    • @EdwardChan.999
      @EdwardChan.999 5 лет назад +1

      I think they just blew up their grassfields...

  • @xlilnetx
    @xlilnetx 3 года назад +280

    The pilot who started off as a landscaper for good year. Amazing story, peoples dreams can come true

    • @infinity5288
      @infinity5288 3 года назад +3

      Due to eye problems I could not find a shit to give.
      r/woosh me if ur gay

    • @upworkwebdevelopmentinc9633
      @upworkwebdevelopmentinc9633 2 года назад +4

      Hell Yeah! That is is the reason why he appreciates the work and effort of the people behind the scenes! Kudos to him and all those people who make this whole thing possible!

    • @elguapo6225
      @elguapo6225 Год назад +3

      Yes I know a pilot who worked for Ryanair he's now a landscaper,
      Dreams are more often destroyed by corporate businesses

  • @0bscura
    @0bscura 3 года назад +169

    In the '80s when I was in high school, there was a Goodyear Blimp based right across the freeway from our school. I was on the yearbook staff and we requested a ride to photograph the campus from above. Goodyear was happy to oblige. When it was our turn, they put me in the co-pilot seat. We flew around, I took pictures, and then the pilot asked if I wanted to fly it. This was an older model with pedals for the rudders and a big wheel beside each seat for elevators. I'll never forget that day. For a few minutes, I got to fly the Goodyear blimp.

    • @jimdog3024
      @jimdog3024 3 года назад +9

      that sounds amazing

    • @ambulance_bass
      @ambulance_bass 2 года назад +8

      this is a very wholesome story thank you for sharing

    • @samsam18200
      @samsam18200 2 года назад +1

      that's incredible! a piece of aviation history, no doubt.

    • @daviddiscenza3187
      @daviddiscenza3187 Год назад

      Outstanding!

  • @sl4383
    @sl4383 5 лет назад +2288

    Probably took them a Good Year to build it.

  • @nativeportlander
    @nativeportlander 5 лет назад +1565

    I’m gonna piss people off at parties when I interject that the Goodyear Blimp is actually a semi-rigid airship.

    • @MOOMOO2728
      @MOOMOO2728 4 года назад +42

      Julian Fullwiley talk about a fight starter lol

    • @harley2816
      @harley2816 4 года назад +1

      Almighty God George Soros #420 #GetRekd it’s a joke boomer

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 3 года назад +3

      You'll be right.

    • @bentorres1623
      @bentorres1623 3 года назад +11

      Chaotic neutral

    • @ZTM432
      @ZTM432 2 года назад +1

      What a great idea

  • @calebyork5004
    @calebyork5004 3 года назад +61

    I don’t know why it made me smile when they said that the blimp would spin around in circles at night while parked. Also I feel like a crash in that thing would feel like a gentle ground boop.

    • @softgoose7287
      @softgoose7287 2 года назад +2

      @@ranjan_v not the same. It's not hydrogen filled. But yeah prob not pleasant still 😂

    • @richardmillhousenixon
      @richardmillhousenixon 2 года назад

      @@ranjan_v Ever heard of helium?

    • @duartesimoes508
      @duartesimoes508 Месяц назад

      It's very much true, I had a Good Year Airship operating from LPCS for Portugal's 1993 Formula One Grand Prix and the ship behaves just like a wind sock. It will rotate around the mast according to wind direction. I was Controller back then and later took a ride on her. 😀

  • @GRosa250
    @GRosa250 3 года назад +33

    That’s a big improvement from the previous generation blimps. I had an opportunity to look inside the cockpit of the older model and I was shocked at how small it was.

    • @onewordhereonewordthere6975
      @onewordhereonewordthere6975 2 года назад +1

      Wrong wrong .look at USA Macon and uss Akron . I love it when they said it could only pick up a little bit.? Yeah buddy an aircraft carrier flying with planes inside. Being launched and captured. Anyway it'll be over soon

    • @allbirdsareedible
      @allbirdsareedible 2 года назад +5

      @@onewordhereonewordthere6975 Those are rigid airships, meaning that they can fit things inside the "balloon" due to using internal gas bags. A blimp or semi-rigid just could not do that, limiting internal capacity to just the cockpit.

    • @onewordhereonewordthere6975
      @onewordhereonewordthere6975 2 года назад +1

      @@allbirdsareedible they're called a dirigible airship. Are you aware the USS Macon and the USS Akron crashed and did not blow up 70 sailors 6 planes galley , officers mess living living quarters and let's not forget 6 airplanes. Helium can never pick
      up that much weight. When the Hindenburg burnt up only the camera and the camera man was there . The so-called reporter ad-libbed. As a child and a young adult it terrified me and a whole lot of others . But no more. I know why they're lying and they are 100% LYING I really don't care if anybody believes me .

    • @onewordhereonewordthere6975
      @onewordhereonewordthere6975 2 года назад +1

      Yes I do care . But they're trolls will relentlessly we're down through tactics that are childish and Evil. It's not just the airship it is the fuel that despite what anyone says it's easy to make and safer than gasoline aviation fuel kerosene. It is the ultimate sustainable development it's byproduct is itself . Even better the process cleans it. People just believe what their mind-control says. Sorry govern ment . Along with Walt Disney the propaganda wing of the CIA.

  • @crispyrainbow
    @crispyrainbow 4 года назад +1049

    “I didn’t even realize this job existed until I found it.”
    -Mr. BlimpMan

    • @CaptainPilipinas
      @CaptainPilipinas 3 года назад +7

      Didn't realize they still fly blimps this openly in public....
      Why still? it is unpredictably dangerous.

    • @CaptainPilipinas
      @CaptainPilipinas 3 года назад

      @@1unartic probably has to be closed to the mainland too for easy rescue events.

    • @CaptainPilipinas
      @CaptainPilipinas 3 года назад +1

      @@1unartic we think by now that we would already be building advanced airships by now....
      *metal/titanium-built* airships.

    • @CaptainPilipinas
      @CaptainPilipinas 3 года назад

      or just Spaceships to make things easier to imagine.

    • @CaptainPilipinas
      @CaptainPilipinas 3 года назад

      @@1unartic I say it so because it is an easier popable giant oval-shaped balloon. even an average bird could do some pecking until it eventually combust (though that is probably just me being paranoid).
      Modern aerial jets are Far from Perfect, but they would be sturdier if ever one does crash into the Earth filled with a Hundred people inside it so long as the pilots does have a proper control and timing for they could emergency-land....

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 5 лет назад +2518

    It's all good until it got attacked by pigeons using Blitzkrieg tactic

  • @Mralmostpig
    @Mralmostpig 3 года назад +52

    somehow it gives me an "aww" feeling when it took off. as nostalgic as a Disney cartoon in the 50s

  • @12gs1
    @12gs1 3 года назад +470

    Blimp: *appears*
    WWI Veteran Reincarnated:
    _aww sh t here we go again_

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy 5 лет назад +2045

    *_I wonder if the Blimp Tires are Goodyear_*

    • @titan9259
      @titan9259 5 лет назад +26

      *lol*

    • @JustJohn505
      @JustJohn505 5 лет назад +56

      Why do you always *SCREAM THE COMMENTS!!??!*

    • @zainkhwaja8688
      @zainkhwaja8688 5 лет назад +32

      Nah man, there Lego

    • @MrCTruck
      @MrCTruck 5 лет назад +26

      Didnt you hear, its not a blimp

    • @klauspendolo1393
      @klauspendolo1393 5 лет назад +10

      Of course not, they re chinese lol

  • @jdwolf55
    @jdwolf55 5 лет назад +2019

    When a camera is worth more than your house

    • @jamiegoddard1781
      @jamiegoddard1781 5 лет назад +78

      Just a random channel when a balloon is x30 your house.

    • @jdwolf55
      @jdwolf55 5 лет назад +14

      @@jamiegoddard1781 oof

    • @kilikus822
      @kilikus822 5 лет назад +34

      I was expecting them to say something bigger like $800k to 1mil. The importance of the events it covers and there being only one on the ship I bet its an incredible piece of equipment.

    • @jdwolf55
      @jdwolf55 5 лет назад +50

      Kilikus nah, just slap a Galaxy s10 on a mount and call it a day.

    • @NicholasLittlejohn
      @NicholasLittlejohn 5 лет назад +2

      Shotover makes them

  • @supercomputer0448
    @supercomputer0448 3 года назад +24

    One time I thought there was a huge ass flying saucer over my house. It was late evening. The sun was going down. Bottom covered by trees. Nearly gave me a heart attack. Then it turned.
    Goodyear. The blimp was floating only about 100 feet above my house.

  • @t1tan145
    @t1tan145 3 года назад +14

    Living in Arizona we see the Goodyear blimps quite frequently. Needless to say it's always amazing to see

    • @geneticemo
      @geneticemo 2 года назад +2

      Honestly, being from Akron, I never realized it was special as a kid, I just thought that every city had their own blimp and never batted an eye

  • @az5339
    @az5339 5 лет назад +1018

    As a kid i thought people would ride inside the round thing

    • @canopus5498
      @canopus5498 5 лет назад +78

      God Mode In the big Airships of the 30s the Passenger cabins were actually in the lower section of the Lifting Body

    • @CornbreadOperator
      @CornbreadOperator 5 лет назад +9

      Bro same

    • @alinalexandru2466
      @alinalexandru2466 5 лет назад +53

      As a kid I knew that passengers would ride in the gondola and not in the body of the airship, but I was always wondering how airships like the Hindenburg could carry 87 people if the gondola was so small. So actually passenger airships did have cabins inside the body.

    • @assassin7250
      @assassin7250 5 лет назад +3

      LMAO SAME

    • @lordamvmurda406
      @lordamvmurda406 5 лет назад +6

      They don't???

  • @PeymanSayyadi
    @PeymanSayyadi 5 лет назад +627

    The music was impeccable.

    • @RajdeepBorgohainRajdeep
      @RajdeepBorgohainRajdeep 5 лет назад +13

      Haha I was wondering why no one is taking about the music .

    • @nick-vm6qx
      @nick-vm6qx 5 лет назад +11

      im high rn and its really chillin me out

    • @sonoftanavast8916
      @sonoftanavast8916 5 лет назад +29

      Yeah, really gives off a "classic airship" vibe.

    • @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un
      @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un 5 лет назад +6

      German engineering is the best! Way better than the USA!

    • @largesoda1729
      @largesoda1729 5 лет назад +4

      @@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw Wait. That's illegal

  • @EzequielFerrari22
    @EzequielFerrari22 3 года назад +11

    Back in the late 90's we had some kind of a blimp fever in Argentina, and we had different blimps flying across the country, including _Good Year_ and _La Serenísima_ blimps... It was amazing to see them floating in the distance. XOXO

  • @roy04
    @roy04 3 года назад +41

    I played enough GTA to know how to comandeer this

    • @history1a
      @history1a 2 года назад +1

      alright now crash it into fort zancudo

  • @ZSHJWSWBCWSWBC
    @ZSHJWSWBCWSWBC 5 лет назад +2744

    2 snipe shots in gta and your 20 mil is gone 😂

    • @anshulsharma9424
      @anshulsharma9424 5 лет назад +191

      It is not hydrogen based it's helium based . It can leak but can not blast

    • @Eugenepanels
      @Eugenepanels 5 лет назад +82

      i once hit this kid from far away from a building he was in a insurgent he crashed i took the shot and killed him it was so awesome he was so pissed off he chased me down lol

    • @camper1749
      @camper1749 5 лет назад +140

      @@Eugenepanels Oh wow you hit a target standing still, thank you hollywood 899 very cool!

    • @_x_8761
      @_x_8761 5 лет назад +15

      It doesn't blow that easily in gta

    • @antoniowombdiska3073
      @antoniowombdiska3073 5 лет назад +6

      Maxilimianmus when a famous basketball player thinks your comment is funny.....

  • @KS-xd6ql
    @KS-xd6ql 5 лет назад +674

    To put the 21 mil in perspective, a passenger airplane costs about 200 - 300 mil...

    • @raz3000
      @raz3000 5 лет назад +44

      Kevin M. Smet the most common narrowbody planes seat 150 and cost $50 mil after discounts ($100 mil list price)

    • @MarksTournaments
      @MarksTournaments 5 лет назад +6

      @Mohit Patel larger wide bodies do, not the majority narrow body or any single isle

    • @kuick6814
      @kuick6814 5 лет назад +4

      you can buy a Boeing 747 for just over 2 million, but you have to pay for maintenance...

    • @jakeroot2247
      @jakeroot2247 5 лет назад +12

      Kuick No you can’t

    • @kuick6814
      @kuick6814 5 лет назад +3

      Jake Root USED 747s* sold by airlines who have previously used them

  • @lutherfrank6864
    @lutherfrank6864 3 года назад +6

    Wow, I sat through this entire clip without skipping. I Enjoyed this Clip!

  • @stevenchurma1156
    @stevenchurma1156 2 года назад +7

    Wow, the new "Blimps" are a far cry from the old GZ-20's that were in service when I worked for Goodyear Canada Inc. The old versions were only 192 feet long, had hardly any passenger capacity, and were much less tech oriented, but they were fun to fly. As an employee I had the opportunity to fly in them on 3 occasions, and actually took control of the craft for several minutes on one of the flights, and have a certificate of provenance that made me an honorary Blimp Pilot.

  • @yeeturmcbeetur8197
    @yeeturmcbeetur8197 5 лет назад +971

    The newest branch of the military:
    Balloon Bois

    • @andrewstotallynormallife4915
      @andrewstotallynormallife4915 5 лет назад +12

      NPC #7048164 Been around since the civil war

    • @dios5618
      @dios5618 5 лет назад +13

      How about the German Zeppelin in WW1?

    • @zacheryhowell4230
      @zacheryhowell4230 5 лет назад +3

      Actually they recently came up with a new design which would be able to carry quite a bit of weight

    • @cadenschmidt6877
      @cadenschmidt6877 4 года назад +7

      now THAT i’d be willing to pay taxes for

    • @Daniel-ps9nw
      @Daniel-ps9nw 4 года назад +6

      Zeppelins were used during WW1 to gather intelligence

  • @isaiahrobertson7040
    @isaiahrobertson7040 4 года назад +1246

    I haven’t seen a blimp for like seven years

    • @teags7069
      @teags7069 4 года назад +14

      Same

    • @IamCute-po8dx
      @IamCute-po8dx 4 года назад +7

      my age is what u said

    • @shortymm2093
      @shortymm2093 4 года назад +3

      Isaiah Robertson seen one in the summer while traveling where they’re standing in the video, it’s beautiful

    • @diegotr6701
      @diegotr6701 4 года назад +5

      I've never seen one. Do they look big?

    • @Commodus43
      @Commodus43 4 года назад +3

      go to a popular beach during the summer here in NJ they pop by all the time from late spring until late summer

  • @leslimendonsa6316
    @leslimendonsa6316 3 года назад +6

    I am being honest i liked it.But there was something that made me like it even more, that background music perfectly synced with slow moving plane with relaxing atmosphere.

  • @zuutlmna
    @zuutlmna 2 года назад

    Was poking around through the cobwebs on my bookshelf last night and pulled a small hardback from one of the dusty layers. Instantly a rush of joy filled my mind. It was Dr. Paul Litchfield's "Why Has America No Rigid Airship?" Few corporations have a sense of vision, or especially a sense of national vision. Perhaps nowadays vision is considered a costly luxury, hardly justifiable. But by the mid 20th century, after people had mostly given up on big rigid airships as a good (transportation industry) idea, Goodyear CEO Dr. Litchfield remained fast to his personal vision. In my mind, his vision is legendary. Thank you so much, Goodyear, for keeping that lighter-than-air idea up and going.

  • @MrSecretMan2010
    @MrSecretMan2010 4 года назад +588

    I bet he says ”damn it was a good day” everytime he clocks out

    • @jtof9371
      @jtof9371 4 года назад +10

      I gotta say this year was a goodyear

    • @byg2na249
      @byg2na249 4 года назад +10

      At the end of each year, I bet he says it’s been a good year while he’s saying hello to his 6 figures

    • @dababy3368
      @dababy3368 3 года назад +6

      And then he calls me and tells me I’m a pimp

    • @karenoakes6858
      @karenoakes6858 3 года назад +3

      ICE CUBES A PIMP

    • @skinnycacitas66
      @skinnycacitas66 3 года назад +2

      @Benjamin Schmitt I bet he must be TIREd after work

  • @xxcronomaxx7986
    @xxcronomaxx7986 4 года назад +821

    'Sees a blimp'
    GTA 5 players takes out sniper rifle.

    • @stasepusi2540
      @stasepusi2540 4 года назад +19

      rpg* but sniper is good too

    • @stasepusi2540
      @stasepusi2540 4 года назад

      @@sex_therapist no wtf

    • @jeb7262
      @jeb7262 4 года назад +2

      Николић Кристијан why not

    • @VK-jy3pi
      @VK-jy3pi 4 года назад

      Player : Alrighty then. 3...2...1...[GUNSHOT]

    • @psychedelicpain420
      @psychedelicpain420 3 года назад +1

      5? Ppl were doing that since Vice City

  • @victorcentofanti2084
    @victorcentofanti2084 3 года назад +2

    N1A Wingfoot 1 is based here in Pompano Beach Florida! Where this film was shot. As a 40 year resident of Pompano Beach, I can tell you we are very possessive about OUR blimp! We are used to seeing it in the sky every day. N1A is VERY quiet compared to the old blimps. You could hear the old blimps coming N1A sneaks by. The light-sign on the side of the blimp is as much of the Holidays as Christmas lights. We would really miss it if it leaves!

  • @KatTheFoxtaur
    @KatTheFoxtaur 2 года назад +1

    I've seen the Goodyear Blimp many times over the beaches of Cape Cod, and even over Olympic Park just before London 2012. But I honestly learned so many things in this short film that I had no idea about!

  • @legendary_moocow4605
    @legendary_moocow4605 4 года назад +158

    ive seen it at my elementary school several times, looking back it was just so cool knowing theirs only 15-20 blimps left and ive seen this one multiple times, the Goodyear blimp.

    • @amara7163
      @amara7163 3 года назад +3

      i didnt know it was so rare, I live close to one, its right next to the 405 freeway

    • @ianepperson5049
      @ianepperson5049 3 года назад +4

      @@amara7163 I’m from oc so I see it on the way to lax all the time!

    • @mythocrat
      @mythocrat 2 года назад +1

      @@amara7163 they are so rare because they are absurdly expensive, even most rich people can't afford it. And yes, I have never heard from no one that I know that have seen it nor myself, except of videos and old movies.

    • @Jigolopuff
      @Jigolopuff 6 месяцев назад

      theres actually thousands of things that are basically blimps but dont classify as one. This Goodyear blimp isnt even a blimp

  • @TheCoachMc
    @TheCoachMc 5 лет назад +349

    My brother and I rode in this in the 70's. I recall it being very loud inside the cabin.

    • @conveyor2
      @conveyor2 5 лет назад +53

      That was the Goodyear blimp. This is the Zeppelin NT.

    • @TheCoachMc
      @TheCoachMc 5 лет назад +34

      Good point. I’ll always think of it as the ‘blimp’, though.

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 5 лет назад +9

      wp r it’s still called the Goodyear blimp by everyone is including Goodyear themselves

    • @5cupsofcoffee104
      @5cupsofcoffee104 5 лет назад +19

      The pilots are wearing QC35s (noise canceling head phones) so probably

    • @MaximillionBucks
      @MaximillionBucks 4 года назад

      I rode it back before they moved the propellers to the balloon, and it was noisy as hell.

  • @CosmoVlog
    @CosmoVlog 2 года назад +2

    The fact that he gave credit to the crew made the video great 💯

  • @IPv4Address
    @IPv4Address 3 года назад +50

    Earth: Has a helium shortage
    Blimp: Hold my beer

  • @irobinhood5529
    @irobinhood5529 4 года назад +461

    5:50 I just learned to fly a blimp in over 10 seconds

    • @euntoe3379
      @euntoe3379 4 года назад +34

      Time to fly into a school

    • @jedrayne3636
      @jedrayne3636 4 года назад +21

      But did you learn how to land

    • @Charlizzie
      @Charlizzie 4 года назад +5

      GTA 😂

    • @blair7001
      @blair7001 4 года назад +1

      K 😂

    • @serruredelespace
      @serruredelespace 4 года назад +1

      Sounds like an Osprey with extra cubic feet of helium

  • @skiddycelery2382
    @skiddycelery2382 5 лет назад +236

    I remember in elementary school everything would stop when the good year blimp was flying through

    • @Blahblaubaljablaj
      @Blahblaubaljablaj 5 лет назад +1

      I’m in elementary and rarely anyone notices it

    • @Blahblaubaljablaj
      @Blahblaubaljablaj 5 лет назад +1

      ToxicCS on earth

    • @JesseLatourrette
      @JesseLatourrette 5 лет назад

      Pixel for real?

    • @ih8chz
      @ih8chz 5 лет назад

      @@Blahblaubaljablaj you're a liar

    • @ElisPalace
      @ElisPalace 5 лет назад +2

      @@Blahblaubaljablaj there was no mobile phones and internet not too long ago

  • @njcaveexplorer
    @njcaveexplorer Месяц назад

    The best ride of my life, thanks so much!

  • @umarscamartistjohnson1784
    @umarscamartistjohnson1784 3 года назад

    I first seen it in the late 90s when I was a kid... it’s one of those things you’ll never forget

  • @jaridkeen123
    @jaridkeen123 4 года назад +1183

    I wish we had Airship Cruise liners

  • @BltchErica
    @BltchErica 4 года назад +2431

    I wish there were blimps everywhere. The world would really start looking like an utopia.

  • @bryanharris1418
    @bryanharris1418 Год назад

    This is amazing and nostalgic...I spotted one yesterday for the first time since I was a child.. blimps intrigue me 😎

  • @davidmccall860
    @davidmccall860 2 года назад +1

    Props too you mate! Started out cutting grass and ended up flying the flagship of the whole damn operation! Hard work pays.

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 5 лет назад +177

    "The enemy is being reinforced with an airship"
    Sure the competition hears this in their minds.

  • @mohammedbilal977
    @mohammedbilal977 3 года назад +769

    Imagine seeing a 'Good Year' blimp flying over in 2020

    • @TechReview2000
      @TechReview2000 3 года назад +8

      Lol!

    • @Keonyn
      @Keonyn 3 года назад +11

      I would appreciate the optimism.

    • @MrMcfish
      @MrMcfish 3 года назад +55

      the joke here is that 2020 is not a "good year"

    • @despairdoll
      @despairdoll 3 года назад +15

      maybe the fact that it hasn't flown is why 2020 hasn't been a good year 😶

    • @selloutgaming8146
      @selloutgaming8146 3 года назад +1

      LOL you need to start a meme channel

  • @montypythonize
    @montypythonize 3 года назад +1

    In my Home town during the summertime, one of the Goodyear blimps always flies over for events happening in the cities around me.

  • @JavaoftheLava
    @JavaoftheLava 3 года назад

    Whoever chose the music for this did a great job. Very on point at all times

  • @maxl5112
    @maxl5112 5 лет назад +534

    I used to see alot of blimps as a kid, how come I don't see them anymore!?

    • @titan9259
      @titan9259 5 лет назад +60

      I saw them in 2OII, but in 2OI3 they suddenly stopped :(

    • @tectubedk
      @tectubedk 5 лет назад +211

      The Hindenburg disaster kinda killed the industry

    • @dylandreisbach1986
      @dylandreisbach1986 5 лет назад +111

      @@tectubedk In all seriousness apparently the Hindenburg was absolutely massive. It was 4 times longer than the Goodyear blimp.

    • @tsmdukaja6743
      @tsmdukaja6743 5 лет назад +9

      Old Turtle same

    • @maxl5112
      @maxl5112 5 лет назад +7

      TheModelFlightChannel oh. In Maryland I would see them all the time, not anymore :(

  • @coolminer6242
    @coolminer6242 5 лет назад +953

    The real question is does it have WiFi?

  • @michelemarcolin2548
    @michelemarcolin2548 2 года назад +1

    Wonderful! When I was a kid I could board an older version that visited Italy.

  • @aaronb3024
    @aaronb3024 2 года назад

    I used to watch the Pompano Goodyear blimps fly overhead. Such a beautiful sight to see. Could see it for miles in any direction

  • @GuhbsBeats
    @GuhbsBeats 4 года назад +17

    When i was little i loved blimps. My mom wrote them asking if me and my brothers could come aboard. They said sure free of charge and took us over the bay area. One of the coolest experiences of my life.

    • @rolandos64
      @rolandos64 3 года назад +3

      I asked and I too was afforded the opportunity to board w my family. A experience I’ll never forget! The story the pilot shared w me has never left me! They told me how they glided across the country at slow speeds w a crew that follows them to land. I’ll for ever dream wishing I could have that experience if I ever win the lotto. That will be my first experience. Thank you Goodyear for giving me and my family the opportunity to experience this ride

  • @JackIsNotInTheBox
    @JackIsNotInTheBox 5 лет назад +202

    So it's not just a floating advertisement?

    • @saffakanera
      @saffakanera 5 лет назад +45

      No Jack, it's a floating adventure.

    • @LucasRodmo
      @LucasRodmo 4 года назад +7

      @@saffakanera best answer ever

  • @serairesana6600
    @serairesana6600 3 года назад +1

    It looks so peaceful when it flys it just makes you happy :)

  • @frankpeck1448
    @frankpeck1448 3 года назад +1

    Hello, and Thank you, for such a Great and Informative Video Tour. While on vacation in Florida, in 1958, the general public was allowed to ride on the Goodyear Blimp. I believe then, the cost was around $5.00 to $10.00. The wind was quite gusty, on that day, so flights were cancelled. At least I was able to view the blimp, at a fairly close distance of a few hundred feet! Thanks again.

  • @acapps6341
    @acapps6341 4 года назад +32

    I throughly enjoyed this video! When I was a child, if the Goodyear was spotted, my mother would load me and my sister into the car to chase it. Literally! She would hop curbs, go off road in our '70 Chevelle. She would only stop when trees, or a fence blocked our passage, or until the muffler was ripped off the car! This happened numerous times throughout our childhood! Good times!

  • @RaymundoLopezH
    @RaymundoLopezH 9 месяцев назад

    They brought the Good Year Blimp Wednesday night to Tupelo, Mississippi. They own Cooper Tire which was hit months ago. They brought the blimp to show the appreciation for the hard work that the employees did to try to get back on track. It was amazing watching this in person. After work I drove about 30 minutes just to watch it and be able to record my own videos of it. I knew they came from Florida because I saw the tag on one of the maintenance vehicles.

  • @camdenmacleod16
    @camdenmacleod16 3 года назад +2

    I live in Orlando and I remember walking outside my house a few years ago and seeing that in the sky!

  • @kittyhawk3831
    @kittyhawk3831 5 лет назад +42

    I remember falling in love with Blimps back in 2003. At the National Museum of the USAF in Ohio, 4 Blimps came to fly together to celebrate 100 years of flight! The four Blimps were the Goodyear blimp, Saturn Blimp, MetLife Blimp, and the Fuji Film blimp.
    And my love for this particular Goodyear "Airship" in the video began in 2015 when it visited Oshkosh, WI during EAA AirVenture!

  • @freitagder1321
    @freitagder1321 5 лет назад +49

    It’s so adorable with the music it just makes me laugh🤣🤣 and that’s how they do those shots

  • @rongendron8705
    @rongendron8705 2 года назад +2

    In 1978, the Goodyear Blimp was selling rides on it for $15.00! As I was on vacation in Miami,
    I went to the Blimp base to ride on it! Unfortunately, when I got there & the blimp was right
    in front of me, I was told that rides were suspended for today because they were shooting
    a documentary film over the Everglades! Being a lifelong Airship lover, I left downhearted
    since I was going home the next day & knew that would probably be my only chance to
    ride on one!

    • @Eddie220263
      @Eddie220263 7 месяцев назад

      You would have to fly over to Germany. The Zeppelin Company in Friedrichshafen offers rides on their Zeppelins.

  • @ihsanauliarahman1057
    @ihsanauliarahman1057 2 года назад +2

    I wish cities would have an airship just for the heck of it. Such an inspiring piece.

  • @johngreer6689
    @johngreer6689 5 лет назад +203

    What's the difference between a tyre and 365 condoms?
    One is a Goodyear and the other is a very good year.

    • @heronumbertwo3171
      @heronumbertwo3171 5 лет назад

      Leap year?

    • @UnseenVids
      @UnseenVids 5 лет назад +9

      tire*

    • @goldyshark8061
      @goldyshark8061 5 лет назад

      John Greer tyre is American, tire is British

    • @fhsjdjskkshi
      @fhsjdjskkshi 5 лет назад +3

      @@goldyshark8061 wtf im American and I use tire.

    • @LDTjbph
      @LDTjbph 5 лет назад

      @@goldyshark8061 wrong way round. Here in Scotland it's Tyre.

  • @AyyK
    @AyyK 5 лет назад +140

    *Explosive Sniper* : I'm gonna end this blimps whole career

    • @birbez8903
      @birbez8903 4 года назад +1

      Akumjit Sohal Helium isn’t explosive.

    • @noohirm6918
      @noohirm6918 4 года назад +9

      DoodlezThe Golden yeah its gta online reference

    • @thelegendaryseal1234
      @thelegendaryseal1234 4 года назад

      DoodlezThe Golden Whoooosh

    • @KaiOnCoke
      @KaiOnCoke 4 года назад +1

      @@birbez8903 gta v reference

    • @soloshort600
      @soloshort600 4 года назад +1

      Kaly Bukovich gta online reference

  • @pinkfreud62
    @pinkfreud62 3 года назад +1

    Living in Akron, I see them at least once a year. Sometimes they'll have two flying about. You can hear them rumbling above you when you're in the house so odds are, you know it's a blimp. I like to see them best at night when they have lighted pictures & ads on the sides.

  • @dropOut1982
    @dropOut1982 3 года назад +6

    What a relaxing experience to fly

  • @gormauslander
    @gormauslander 4 года назад +3

    The world would be better with more of these. The people have spoken. They evoke such a curiosity as no other vehicle does. We need more.

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks 4 года назад +528

    Didn't know that was worth that much

    • @bderrick4944
      @bderrick4944 3 года назад +11

      Yea you could buy 132 of my houses for the price of one blimp

    • @danikbas5426
      @danikbas5426 3 года назад +11

      @@bderrick4944 youre saying your house costs 160k , where can I find houses like that lol.

    • @bderrick4944
      @bderrick4944 3 года назад +11

      @@danikbas5426 Southwestern Ohio I suppose.

    • @rusuproductions7474
      @rusuproductions7474 3 года назад

      @@77l96 for example an A320 passenger liner (180 seats and a medium range) costs almost 100 million

    • @benjamin-rn5zn
      @benjamin-rn5zn 3 года назад +9

      @@gencu9730 no they don’t bud, you don’t need to lie in the internet.

  • @CheddarCheeseBandit
    @CheddarCheeseBandit Год назад

    I saw it a few times when I was a small child in Seattle during the 90s. I was hooked when I saw it.

  • @rpm2night
    @rpm2night Год назад

    I have memories of seeing it flying over Long Island. My dad worked for Grumman. He would take me over to the field to see it when it was tethered to the pole parked in the field.

  • @michaelkirby5938
    @michaelkirby5938 5 лет назад +7

    Proud to have been part of the Airship Operation for almost 8 years. True professionals from the Ground Crew to the Techs, to the Pilots. (A lot of fun also).

  • @theotherside931
    @theotherside931 5 лет назад +62

    *"Such a big piece of aviation history"*
    *Such a small piece of aviation history"*
    *Which one should I take?*

  • @warriorlink8612
    @warriorlink8612 2 года назад

    I remember going to the Indianapolis Speedway and seeing the Goodyear Blimp flying overhead; I used to think that was so cool!!! I still do!
    Whenever I see the Goodyear Blimp now it reminds me of spending time with my dad, grandpa and brother.

  • @masterdiecaster2959
    @masterdiecaster2959 Год назад +1

    It’s oddly majestic how it just gracefully floats through the sky

  • @CarthagoMike
    @CarthagoMike 5 лет назад +159

    so basicly it isn't a Blimp any more, but a Zeppelin.

    • @hzzlrp10
      @hzzlrp10 5 лет назад +22

      Not really a true Zeppelin either. Those had a fully rigid frame. With its semi-rigid frame the Zeppelin NT is somewhere between a blimp and a Zeppelin.

    • @hisroyalfatness8430
      @hisroyalfatness8430 5 лет назад +20

      @@hzzlrp10 A Blimplin!

    • @eggrollsoup
      @eggrollsoup 5 лет назад +1

      hzzlrp10 What’s the difference between a zepplin and a dirigible?

    • @hzzlrp10
      @hzzlrp10 5 лет назад +4

      @@eggrollsoup None. A Zeppelin was a dirigible made by a specific company.
      In other words all Zeppelins were dirigibles, thought not all dirigibles were made by the Zeppelin company.

    • @chaowingchinghongfingshong3109
      @chaowingchinghongfingshong3109 5 лет назад

      @@hzzlrp10 Were? You know that the Zeppelin company still exists, right?

  • @removestress664
    @removestress664 5 лет назад +4

    5:17 *"piss empowered"* that's a bad ass ship 😂

  • @kallebsantos932
    @kallebsantos932 2 года назад +1

    beautiful work!

  • @Admin-uc7sf
    @Admin-uc7sf 2 года назад +2

    Love the sarcasm at the end

  • @rickdubbink
    @rickdubbink 5 лет назад +65

    6:30
    Formula 1 helicopter camera crew: *Amatures..*

    • @wibb53
      @wibb53 5 лет назад +3

      Lmao

    • @samhesketh
      @samhesketh 5 лет назад

      LilRickie lmao I’ve been thinking about this

    • @GamingBros36
      @GamingBros36 5 лет назад +4

      Have you ever seen WRC’s helicopter camera crews? Those guys are mad men

    • @rickdubbink
      @rickdubbink 5 лет назад

      @@GamingBros36 meh, but yeah still a lot harder than Nascar

    • @kylebuschhasover200winsinn5
      @kylebuschhasover200winsinn5 5 лет назад

      LilRickie well lol.

  • @skinnycacitas66
    @skinnycacitas66 4 года назад +4

    This is one of the most wholesome videos and comment section I have ever seen

    • @kitma9
      @kitma9 3 года назад +1

      yeah just don't watch the hindenburg disaster then

    • @skinnycacitas66
      @skinnycacitas66 3 года назад

      @@kitma9 Yeah that's what I came from lol

  • @terrystephens1102
    @terrystephens1102 2 года назад +3

    Best wishes to all of the crew 😃👌👏👏👏❤️🇺🇸

  • @Michaela.x
    @Michaela.x 3 года назад +4

    I wanna see a blimp again 😭 I saw them as a kid a lot more

  • @bloatedsodium7301
    @bloatedsodium7301 5 лет назад +37

    Saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp,
    And it read Ice Cube's a pimp.

  • @lungsmen8641
    @lungsmen8641 5 лет назад +93

    Who else finds blimps really fascinating?

  • @alenannariello9493
    @alenannariello9493 3 года назад +3

    Not me seeing a blimp and then watching this whole video in awe of blimps

  • @lvsqcsl
    @lvsqcsl 3 года назад +1

    I remember when I was 4 years old in 1968, dad had a new car and we travelled to Florida to visit relatives. He pointed out the Goodyear blimp at Opa Locka, Florida. I wonder if these new semi-rigid airships are manufactured by the same company that built the Hindenburg? Great video.

    • @gfmmi
      @gfmmi 3 года назад +1

      Indeed, both were built by the Zeppelin company.

  • @bltvd
    @bltvd 5 лет назад +9

    For those of you wondering the proper way to reference the Ice Cube song would be to comment-
    I suppose the ability to write “Ice Cube’s a Pimp” would be one thing!
    Thanks and remember that remembering a reference is half of it. You have to still write something humorous using the reference.

  • @DarthKanye
    @DarthKanye 3 года назад +1

    I wish they still made blimps, they were so beautiful.

  • @n3k0lai
    @n3k0lai 3 года назад

    god dang this video was so much fun to watch

  • @birdoben50
    @birdoben50 5 лет назад +38

    Great video and great choice in background music

  • @zergrieft2006
    @zergrieft2006 5 лет назад +48

    GTA 5 Goodyear DLC is looking good!

  • @janbelljara4495
    @janbelljara4495 2 года назад

    I saw this flew over our house in Bago city negros occidental philippines year 1980...i was just 6 years old then ...still vivid in my mind

  • @ballpython324
    @ballpython324 2 года назад

    Cool video. Grew up on east coast of FL saw the blimp all the time but never knew anything about it.

  • @adolfhitler2026
    @adolfhitler2026 5 лет назад +59

    I'm glad they made this blimp be so convenient for the pilots.

  • @0for022
    @0for022 5 лет назад +3

    This video is so casual.
    I love it!