-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- it 's a new era for goodyear 's iconic blimp . you could call it the age of the zeppelin . cue the guitars ! the ohio-based tire and rubber company started testing its next-generation airship last month at goodyear 's airfield near akron . yes , this is an actual zeppelin airship , made in partnership with the german company that dates to before the infamous hindenburg disaster . but do n't panic , this new lighter-than-air vehicle is just as safe as its blimp predecessor . it 's filled with helium , not hydrogen like the humongous airship that burned in new jersey in 1937 . goodyear is finally closing the door on the gz-20 models , which came off the drawing board 45 years ago . in the coming months , goodyear plans to train more than 10 pilots to fly the zeppelin nt . -lrb- nt stands for new technology . -rrb- . if all goes as planned , we 'll be watching this sleek new silver , yellow and blue airship hovering high above sporting events east of the rockies this fall . more amenities on the new zeppelin . so what 's different about this one ? it 's faster , because it has three engines instead of two . it 's bigger . it 's more maneuverable . it can carry more passengers . oh , yeah , and unlike the old model , this one 's got an onboard restroom . believe me , i can tell you from experience that will be a relief -lrb- literally -rrb- . oh , good . seat belts . the new blimp 's going to have seat belts . the older model did n't , which shook me up a little when we lifted off at a 25-degree angle with the engines screaming . behind the scenes as goodyear preps the new blimp . when goodyear capt. matt lussier let me briefly fly one of the older blimps over atlanta on new year 's eve , its engines maxed out about 50 mph . top speed of these zeppelins : 73 mph , increasing their range and allowing them to take part in more events . lussier instructed me on how to turn the blimp left and right with pedals on the floor . the cockpit aboard the zeppelin includes a joystick that will more easily allow the pilot to turn and to point up or down . read more about how i ended up piloting the blimp . one thing that surprised me about the older blimp was its tiny gondola , which seats from three to seven people , including the pilot -- depending on whether it 's covering a sporting event . the new goodyear zeppelin accommodates 12 . it 's got bigger `` wrap-around windows '' that goodyear says offer improved `` sweeping panoramic views . '' i have to tell you , the views on the older blimp were still pretty damn awesome . it felt like we were standing atop the world 's tallest treehouse , looking out for a hundred miles in every direction . massive enough to blot out the sky . when you stand underneath a blimp on a landing field , the thing is so massive that it blots out the sky . it 's nearly the length of an american football field . but this new airship is even longer , measuring 246 feet from tip to tail -- 54 feet more than the current blimp . in the older blimps , the two engines are bolted to the gondola . but in the new ones , engines are attached to the `` envelope , '' the blimp 's helium-filled `` bag , '' as the pilots sometimes call it . the bag on the new blimp is constructed with a semirigid skeleton to make it faster and more nimble . compare the old and new blimps . it 's all part of a phase-out plan of all three goodyear blimps ; the spirit of goodyear retired this year in florida after a record 14-year career . eventually , it 's expected to go on display at an undisclosed aviation museum . the carson , california-based spirit of america will be decommissioned in 2015 or 2016 , and finally , the pompano beach , florida-based spirit of innovation is scheduled to retire in 2018 . a goodyear pilot shows how he flies the older blimp . goodyear has launched an online contest to allow the public to name the new blimp . tour offers zeppelin-view of paris . fyi , airship enthusiasts , goodyear will continue to call these things `` blimps , '' even though technically , they 're not . as any `` helium head '' will tell you , a blimp is an airship without an internal skeleton . these new airships have internal skeletons . but goodyear loves the `` b '' word , so the company plans to keep calling them `` blimps . ''
for the first time in 45 years , goodyear begins phasing in a new type of airship . co-built by germany 's zeppelin company , it 's faster and bigger and has a restroom . testing began in march , and the entire fleet will be zeppelins by 2018 . although technically it 's not a blimp , goodyear says it will still call it a blimp .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- it 's a new era for goodyear 's iconic blimp . you could call it the age of the zeppelin . cue the guitars ! the ohio-based tire and rubber company started testing its next-generation airship last month at goodyear 's airfield near akron . yes , this is an actual zeppelin airship , made in partnership with the german company that dates to before the infamous hindenburg disaster . but do n't panic , this new lighter-than-air vehicle is just as safe as its blimp predecessor . it 's filled with helium , not hydrogen like the humongous airship that burned in new jersey in 1937 . goodyear is finally closing the door on the gz-20 models , which came off the drawing board 45 years ago . in the coming months , goodyear plans to train more than 10 pilots to fly the zeppelin nt . -lrb- nt stands for new technology . -rrb- . if all goes as planned , we 'll be watching this sleek new silver , yellow and blue airship hovering high above sporting events east of the rockies this fall . more amenities on the new zeppelin . so what 's different about this one ? it 's faster , because it has three engines instead of two . it 's bigger . it 's more maneuverable . it can carry more passengers . oh , yeah , and unlike the old model , this one 's got an onboard restroom . believe me , i can tell you from experience that will be a relief -lrb- literally -rrb- . oh , good . seat belts . the new blimp 's going to have seat belts . the older model did n't , which shook me up a little when we lifted off at a 25-degree angle with the engines screaming . behind the scenes as goodyear preps the new blimp . when goodyear capt. matt lussier let me briefly fly one of the older blimps over atlanta on new year 's eve , its engines maxed out about 50 mph . top speed of these zeppelins : 73 mph , increasing their range and allowing them to take part in more events . lussier instructed me on how to turn the blimp left and right with pedals on the floor . the cockpit aboard the zeppelin includes a joystick that will more easily allow the pilot to turn and to point up or down . read more about how i ended up piloting the blimp . one thing that surprised me about the older blimp was its tiny gondola , which seats from three to seven people , including the pilot -- depending on whether it 's covering a sporting event . the new goodyear zeppelin accommodates 12 . it 's got bigger `` wrap-around windows '' that goodyear says offer improved `` sweeping panoramic views . '' i have to tell you , the views on the older blimp were still pretty damn awesome . it felt like we were standing atop the world 's tallest treehouse , looking out for a hundred miles in every direction . massive enough to blot out the sky . when you stand underneath a blimp on a landing field , the thing is so massive that it blots out the sky . it 's nearly the length of an american football field . but this new airship is even longer , measuring 246 feet from tip to tail -- 54 feet more than the current blimp . in the older blimps , the two engines are bolted to the gondola . but in the new ones , engines are attached to the `` envelope , '' the blimp 's helium-filled `` bag , '' as the pilots sometimes call it . the bag on the new blimp is constructed with a semirigid skeleton to make it faster and more nimble . compare the old and new blimps . it 's all part of a phase-out plan of all three goodyear blimps ; the spirit of goodyear retired this year in florida after a record 14-year career . eventually , it 's expected to go on display at an undisclosed aviation museum . the carson , california-based spirit of america will be decommissioned in 2015 or 2016 , and finally , the pompano beach , florida-based spirit of innovation is scheduled to retire in 2018 . a goodyear pilot shows how he flies the older blimp . goodyear has launched an online contest to allow the public to name the new blimp . tour offers zeppelin-view of paris . fyi , airship enthusiasts , goodyear will continue to call these things `` blimps , '' even though technically , they 're not . as any `` helium head '' will tell you , a blimp is an airship without an internal skeleton . these new airships have internal skeletons . but goodyear loves the `` b '' word , so the company plans to keep calling them `` blimps . ''
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- it 's a new era for goodyear 's iconic blimp . you could call it the age of the zeppelin . cue the guitars ! the ohio-based tire and rubber company started testing its next-generation airship last month at goodyear 's airfield near akron . yes , this is an actual zeppelin airship , made in partnership with the german company that dates to before the infamous hindenburg disaster . but do n't panic , this new lighter-than-air vehicle is just as safe as its blimp predecessor . it 's filled with helium , not hydrogen like the humongous airship that burned in new jersey in 1937 . goodyear is finally closing the door on the gz-20 models , which came off the drawing board 45 years ago . in the coming months , goodyear plans to train more than 10 pilots to fly the zeppelin nt . -lrb- nt stands for new technology . -rrb- . if all goes as planned , we 'll be watching this sleek new silver , yellow and blue airship hovering high above sporting events east of the rockies this fall . more amenities on the new zeppelin . so what 's different about this one ? it 's faster , because it has three engines instead of two . it 's bigger . it 's more maneuverable . it can carry more passengers . oh , yeah , and unlike the old model , this one 's got an onboard restroom . believe me , i can tell you from experience that will be a relief -lrb- literally -rrb- . oh , good . seat belts . the new blimp 's going to have seat belts . the older model did n't , which shook me up a little when we lifted off at a 25-degree angle with the engines screaming . behind the scenes as goodyear preps the new blimp . when goodyear capt. matt lussier let me briefly fly one of the older blimps over atlanta on new year 's eve , its engines maxed out about 50 mph . top speed of these zeppelins : 73 mph , increasing their range and allowing them to take part in more events . lussier instructed me on how to turn the blimp left and right with pedals on the floor . the cockpit aboard the zeppelin includes a joystick that will more easily allow the pilot to turn and to point up or down . read more about how i ended up piloting the blimp . one thing that surprised me about the older blimp was its tiny gondola , which seats from three to seven people , including the pilot -- depending on whether it 's covering a sporting event . the new goodyear zeppelin accommodates 12 . it 's got bigger `` wrap-around windows '' that goodyear says offer improved `` sweeping panoramic views . '' i have to tell you , the views on the older blimp were still pretty damn awesome . it felt like we were standing atop the world 's tallest treehouse , looking out for a hundred miles in every direction . massive enough to blot out the sky . when you stand underneath a blimp on a landing field , the thing is so massive that it blots out the sky . it 's nearly the length of an american football field . but this new airship is even longer , measuring 246 feet from tip to tail -- 54 feet more than the current blimp . in the older blimps , the two engines are bolted to the gondola . but in the new ones , engines are attached to the `` envelope , '' the blimp 's helium-filled `` bag , '' as the pilots sometimes call it . the bag on the new blimp is constructed with a semirigid skeleton to make it faster and more nimble . compare the old and new blimps . it 's all part of a phase-out plan of all three goodyear blimps ; the spirit of goodyear retired this year in florida after a record 14-year career . eventually , it 's expected to go on display at an undisclosed aviation museum . the carson , california-based spirit of america will be decommissioned in 2015 or 2016 , and finally , the pompano beach , florida-based spirit of innovation is scheduled to retire in 2018 . a goodyear pilot shows how he flies the older blimp . goodyear has launched an online contest to allow the public to name the new blimp . tour offers zeppelin-view of paris . fyi , airship enthusiasts , goodyear will continue to call these things `` blimps , '' even though technically , they 're not . as any `` helium head '' will tell you , a blimp is an airship without an internal skeleton . these new airships have internal skeletons . but goodyear loves the `` b '' word , so the company plans to keep calling them `` blimps . ''
-lrb- cnn -- it a new era goodyear 's iconic blimp. you could call the age the zeppelin. cue the guitars! the ohio-based tire and rubber company started testing its next-generation airship last goodyear 's airfield akron. yes, an actual zeppelin airship made partnership that dates before the infamous hindenburg disaster but do n't panic, this new lighter- vehicle safe its blimp predecessor. it 's filled helium, not hydrogen like the humongous airship burned new jersey 1937 goodyear is finally closing the gz-20 models, came off 45 in, goodyear plans train more than 10 pilots the zeppelin nt. -lrb- nt stands new technology. -rrb-. if all, 'll watching this sleek new silver, yellow airship hovering high sporting east the rockies this more amenities on the new zeppelin. so what 's different it 's faster, because three engines instead it 's bigger. it 's more maneuverable. it can carry more passengers. oh, yeah unlike the old model 's got an onboard restroom. believe, from will a relief -lrb- literally -rrb-. oh, good. seat belts. the new blimp 's going seat belts. the older model did n't, which shook when we lifted at with the engines screaming. behind as goodyear preps the new blimp. when goodyear capt. matt lussier let briefly fly one over atlanta on new year 's eve, its engines maxed about 50 mph. top speed these zeppelins : 73 mph, increasing their range allowing take part more events. lussier instructed turn the blimp left with pedals. the cockpit aboard includes a joystick will more allow turn to point up. read how i ended piloting the blimp. one thing surprised the older blimp its tiny gondola, seats from, including -- depending 's covering the new goodyear zeppelin accommodates 12. it 's got bigger `` wrap-around windows '' that goodyear says offer improved `` sweeping panoramic views. '' i, the views the older blimp still pretty damn awesome. it felt standing atop the world 's tallest treehouse, looking for massive enough blot. when stand underneath a blimp on a landing field, the thing so massive blots it 's nearly the length. but this new airship even longer, measuring 246 feet from tip -- 54 in the older blimps, the two engines bolted. but in the new ones, engines attached the `` envelope, the blimp 's helium-filled `` bag as the pilots sometimes the bag on the new blimp constructed a semirigid skeleton to faster. compare. it 's all part of all three goodyear blimps ; the spirit retired this in florida after eventually, 's expected go display an undisclosed aviation museum. the carson, california-based spirit will 2015 or finally the pompano beach, innovation scheduled retire a goodyear pilot shows he flies the older blimp. goodyear has launched allow name the new blimp. tour offers zeppelin-view paris. fyi, airship enthusiasts, goodyear will continue call these things `` blimps even technically, 're. as any `` helium head, a blimp without an internal skeleton these new airships internal skeletons. but goodyear loves the `` b '' word, the company plans calling` blimps ''
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- it 's a new era for goodyear 's iconic blimp . you could call it the age of the zeppelin . cue the guitars ! the ohio-based tire and rubber company started testing its next-generation airship last month at goodyear 's airfield near akron . yes , this is an actual zeppelin airship , made in partnership with the german company that dates to before the infamous hindenburg disaster . but do n't panic , this new lighter-than-air vehicle is just as safe as its blimp predecessor . it 's filled with helium , not hydrogen like the humongous airship that burned in new jersey in 1937 . goodyear is finally closing the door on the gz-20 models , which came off the drawing board 45 years ago . in the coming months , goodyear plans to train more than 10 pilots to fly the zeppelin nt . -lrb- nt stands for new technology . -rrb- . if all goes as planned , we 'll be watching this sleek new silver , yellow and blue airship hovering high above sporting events east of the rockies this fall . more amenities on the new zeppelin . so what 's different about this one ? it 's faster , because it has three engines instead of two . it 's bigger . it 's more maneuverable . it can carry more passengers . oh , yeah , and unlike the old model , this one 's got an onboard restroom . believe me , i can tell you from experience that will be a relief -lrb- literally -rrb- . oh , good . seat belts . the new blimp 's going to have seat belts . the older model did n't , which shook me up a little when we lifted off at a 25-degree angle with the engines screaming . behind the scenes as goodyear preps the new blimp . when goodyear capt. matt lussier let me briefly fly one of the older blimps over atlanta on new year 's eve , its engines maxed out about 50 mph . top speed of these zeppelins : 73 mph , increasing their range and allowing them to take part in more events . lussier instructed me on how to turn the blimp left and right with pedals on the floor . the cockpit aboard the zeppelin includes a joystick that will more easily allow the pilot to turn and to point up or down . read more about how i ended up piloting the blimp . one thing that surprised me about the older blimp was its tiny gondola , which seats from three to seven people , including the pilot -- depending on whether it 's covering a sporting event . the new goodyear zeppelin accommodates 12 . it 's got bigger `` wrap-around windows '' that goodyear says offer improved `` sweeping panoramic views . '' i have to tell you , the views on the older blimp were still pretty damn awesome . it felt like we the new blimp . tour offers zeppelin-view of paris . fyi , airship enthusiasts , goodyear will continue to call these things `` blimps , '' even though technically , they 're not . as any `` helium head '' will tell you , a blimp is an airship without an internal skeleton . these new airships have internal skeletons . but goodyear loves the `` b '' word , so the company plans to keep calling them `` blimps . ''
 The text discusses the development of a new airship, the Zepplin, which is faster and more maneuverable than its predecessors. It has three engines, including a new lighter-than-air engine that allows it to fly higher and longer distances. The ship also features improved controls and a sleeker design. The article mentions that Good Year, an Ohio-based tire company, is partnering with the German company behind the Zepplin to test the new technology. The partnership aims to improve safety and efficiency in air travel.