Go for a Ride on Goodyear's Newest Blimp

Ideastream Public Media | By Mark Arehart

Published August 31, 2018 at 3:45 PM EDT

When Goodyear christened Wingfoot Three on Thursday, it offered visitors an opportunity to take a ride in the airship. Being airborne in a blimp is quite a bit different than flying in any other type of aircraft. For one, the cabin is not pressurized and the windows actually open. But there are some familiar amenities on the blimp that frequent fliers will recognize. We're giving you a chance to go along for the ride on the blimp with WKSU's Mark Arehart and producer Joe Gunderman.

https://youtu.be/yd3xwbtNE3k

Wingfoot Three awaits more passengers at the Wingfoot Lake airship hangar in Suffield Township

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Mark Arehart

Mark has been a host, reporter and producer at several NPR member stations in Delaware, Alaska, Washington and Kansas. His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. He is a diehard college basketball fan who enjoys taking walks with his dog, Otis.

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