[ti:The Goodyear Blimp Has Been Flying Over America for 100 Years]
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[00:00.04]The Goodyear Blimp is an airship
[00:03.40]that is also a traveling advertisement
[00:06.88]for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
[00:11.32]The airships are immediately
[00:13.24]recognizable to most Americans.
[00:17.56]For the past 100 years,
[00:19.72]Goodyear has flown blimps
[00:21.84]over major sporting events,
[00:24.28]including the Daytona 500 car race.
[00:28.84]The blimp has been at every Daytona
[00:31.88]500 race since 1962.
[00:37.12]In 2025 to celebrate the anniversary
[00:40.64]of the Goodyear Blimp,
[00:42.08]the airships are taking a special tour
[00:44.96]of big events around the country.
[00:48.76]Goodyear operates three 75-meter-long airships,
[00:53.60]called Wingfoot One, Two and Three.
[00:58.52]Wingfoot One is based near Akron, Ohio,
[01:02.28]which is also home to the company's headquarters.
[01:06.68]Wingfoot Two is based near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
[01:12.24]The third airship is based
[01:14.60]near Los Angeles, California.
[01:18.44]Today, there are many camera technologies,
[01:21.88]such as drones,
[01:23.84]that have changed aerial photography.
[01:27.48]However, the blimp continues
[01:30.68]to provide pictures from the air that are unusual.
[01:35.92]At the Daytona 500, for example,
[01:39.00]the airship provides a bird's eye view
[01:42.36]of the speedway that cannot be equaled.
[01:47.16]Fox Sports director Artie Kempner
[01:50.60]spoke to the Associated Press
[01:53.32]about television coverage of the race.
[01:57.28]Kempner said,
[01:58.52]"It's great to show the pack racing."
[02:02.20]He added that he expected
[02:04.32]to use aerial pictures from the blimp
[02:06.92]about 50 times during his coverage.
[02:11.76]The Goodyear Blimp has been a regular sight
[02:15.16]at major sporting events since flying above
[02:19.16]the 1955 Rose Bowl American football game.
[02:24.60]It became a service vehicle
[02:26.48]for television coverage
[02:28.24]providing shots from high above events.
[02:33.44]At the same time,
[02:35.00]it has been a recognizable advertising vehicle
[02:38.80]for the Goodyear company.
[02:42.16]Over the years,
[02:43.48]blimps have undergone many changes.
[02:47.16]They have been equipped
[02:48.48]with improvements to steering,
[02:50.72]camera, and safety technology.
[02:55.20]The airship is quieter to ride
[02:57.76]because the engines and propellers
[03:00.84]have been repositioned.
[03:04.40]Riding on the blimp is not too different
[03:07.56]from traveling on a small airplane.
[03:11.24]Each can carry 12 passengers
[03:15.08]and has reclining seats,
[03:17.28]tables, seatbelts, and a bathroom.
[03:21.76]The blimp offers a smooth ride
[03:24.56]even at its top speed of 117 kilometers per hour.
[03:32.24]"It's an iconic symbol for our nation,
[03:35.28]a floating piece of Americana,"
[03:38.32]said blimp pilot Jensen Kervern.
[03:42.20]She added, "Despite changes in technology
[03:45.72]and our environment,
[03:47.16]people still get so excited to see the blimp."
[03:52.32]Goodyear representatives say the blimps
[03:55.08]have covered more than 2,500 events
[03:59.36]and taken more than 500,000 passengers for rides.
[04:05.44]President Ronald Reagan
[04:07.28]might be the most famous passenger.
[04:11.44]Already in 2025, the Goodyear fleet
[04:15.56]has flown over college football games
[04:18.48]at the Rose Bowl and the Orange Bowl,
[04:22.60]professional sports games,
[04:24.96]and golf competitions
[04:27.16]at Pebble Beach, California.
[04:30.92]One of the blimps is also expected
[04:33.24]to appear at the music festival Coachella,
[04:37.12]at WrestleMania, and at the Academy Awards.
[04:42.84]Some people, however, might wonder
[04:46.04]whether the blimp will survive
[04:48.20]another 100 years.
[04:51.44]They point to improving drone technology
[04:54.76]and note that the Goodyear Blimp
[04:57.80]crew at Daytona required 20 people.
[05:02.44]But blimp pilot Kervern is not too worried.
[05:06.52]She said, "There's nothing like it in the world."
[05:10.36]I'm Anna Matteo. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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