Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1980 Page: 27 of 33
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From a passenger's point of view, it
goes with the air currents. It doesn't slice
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Its like flying in a plane.
Like sailing in a boat,
Like floating, like gliding, like...
Its like sailing in a motorboat in the sky.
Thats the only way to describe it
because flying in the Goodyear Blimp is "The mechanics are similar to a plane,"
a unique sensation. says Chief Pilot John Moran, "but the
There's the gentle swaying up and blimp reacts completely differently to the
down with the currents as on a boat in atmosphere. Because of the wind cur-
the water, and there's the constant purr rents, it can go every which way. You
of twin 210 horsepower engines propell- must always fly it. You can't put it on
ing you along as in a motor boat- automatic pilot," he said, "because it's
Only you're not in a boat on the water, always shifting."
You're some 1,000 feet high puttering Six passengers plus the pilot ride
along at 30-50 mph. suspended under a together in a glass-enclosed- gondola
bag of air 192 ft long. suspended underneath the sausage-
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Bolin, Roy. Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1980, newspaper, May 24, 1980; Cleveland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499429/m1/27/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Austin Memorial Library.