‘Spirit of Goodyear’ gets ready to fly high on July 27, 2012, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [Shutterstock/Keith Bell]
Key Takeaways:
Goodyear is selling pieces of the envelope from its retired *Spirit of Goodyear* blimp for $85, celebrating 100 years of its airship program.
A portion of the proceeds will fund a new children's exhibit at the EAA Aviation Museum, which also received a blimp gondola frame from Goodyear.
The *Spirit of Goodyear* was a historically significant airship, noted as the longest continuously operated and the first to provide high-definition aerial TV coverage of a sporting event.
Tire manufacturer Goodyear is offering fans of its iconic advertising blimps a chance to own a part of one.
The company is selling off pieces of the envelope from the Spirit of Goodyear, a blimp that flew across North America from 2000 to 2014, to mark the 100th year of the airship program.
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Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
