List of current airships in the United States
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In 2021, Reader's Digest said that "consensus is that there are about 25 blimps still in existence and only about half of them are still in use for advertising purposes".[2] The Airsign Airship Group is the owner and operator of 8 of these active ships, including the Hood Blimp, DirecTV blimp, and the MetLife blimp.[3]
Goodyear
These airships are registered to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.
N-Number | Year built | Make | Model | Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
1A | 2014 | ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik
|
LZ NO7-101 | Wingfoot One |
2A | 2016 | ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik
|
LZ NO7-101 | Wingfoot Two |
3A | 2018 | ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik
|
LZ NO7-101 | Wingfoot Three |
4A | 1983 | Goodyear | GZ-20A | Spirit of Innovation (retired[4]) |
10A | 1979 | Goodyear | GZ-20A | Spirit of America (retired[5]) |
AirSign Airships
These airships are registered to AirSign Airships of Williston, Florida.
N-Number | Year built | Make | Model |
---|---|---|---|
612LG | 1996 | American Blimp Corporation | A-60+ |
460LG | American Blimp Corporation | A-60+ | |
618LG | 2000 | American Blimp Corporation | A60R |
620LG | 2002 | American Blimp Corporation | A60R |
151AB | 1997 | American Blimp Corporation | A-1-70 |
154ZP | 1999 | American Blimp Corporation | A-1-70 |
156LG | 2000 | American Blimp Corporation | A-1-70 |
105VW | American Blimp Corporation | A-1-70 | |
157LG | American Blimp Corporation | A-1-70G |
Icarus Aircraft
These airships are registered to Icarus Aircraft of Palm City, FL:
N-Number | Year built | Make | Model |
---|---|---|---|
607LG | 1998 | American Blimp Corporation | A-60+ |
760AB | 1993 | American Blimp Corporation | A-60+ |
2012P | 1989 | American Blimp Corporation | A-60+ |
SCEYE Inc
These airships are registered to SCEYE Inc. of Moriarty, NM as SCEYE Airship:
N-Number | Serial Number |
---|---|
603SC | SSV 70.1 |
604SC | SSV 70.2 |
605SC | SSV 70.3 |
608SC | TV-17 |
Other miscellaneous airships
These are other miscellaneous airships from the registry, many of which are unverified to exist or may be mistakenly listed as airships:
N-Number | Year built | Make | Model | Owner/Operator | City | ST |
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610SK | 1985 | Westinghouse Airships Inc | Skyship 600 | Delaware Trust Co | Wilmington | DE |
81683 | 1983 | Thunder & Colt | AS 105 | Aeronautical Adventures Inc. | Eagle | ID |
493JM | 1987 | Thunder & Colt | AS-56 | Ronald Miller | Tucson | AZ |
111SY | 2006 | SY-1 | Daniel Nachbar | Amherst | MA | |
315SW | Skyway Air Transportation | Manor | TX | |||
577MB | 1988 | MB-1 | James Blalock | Sheridan | AR | |
601SK | 1985 | Airship Industries UK Ltd | Airship 600 | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee | Bungay Suffolk | Great Britain |
605SK | Airship Industries UK Ltd | Airship 600 | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee | Bungay Suffolk | Great Britain | |
324UA | LTA Galactic Inc | 3X24M | LTA Galactic Inc | Akron | OH | |
125LT | LTA Research and Exploration LLC | Pathfinder 1 | LTA Research and Exploration LLC | Sunnyvale | CA | |
615LG | American Blimp Corporation | A60R | LTA Research and Exploration LLC | Sunnyvale | CA | |
689DA | Skyborne Technology Inc | SA-70 | Skyborne Technology Inc | Wewahitchka | FL |
References
- ^ "Aircraft Registry". FAA. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Cutolo, Morgan (April 3, 2021). "Here's Why You Don't See Blimps Anymore".
- ^ Broughton, David (June 23, 2014). "Flying high: How sponsors, networks and fans make the business of blimps soar". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Goodyear Retires Spirit of Innovation". Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Goodyear Blimp "Spirit of America" retires; transition to high-tech fleet continues". Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.