Was that the Goodyear blimp in Bethalto?
BETHALTO  The Goodyear airship, Wingfoot One, bounced around on its tether this week at St. Louis Regional Airport in Behtalto. The airship is accompanied by several truckloads of support equipment and personely, having recently completed coverage overhead at the PGA Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, last weekend. Launched in 2014, Wingfoot One was the first of a new generation of Goodyear blimps built on the New Technology platform developed by Germanys ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik and customized to Goodyears needs. The first semi-rigid airship ever constructed for Goodyears modern fleet was built in Suffield, Ohio, at Wingfoot Lake by Zeppelin and Goodyear associates. Assembly of Wingfoot One began in March 2013, with an international team of engineers and technicians from Goodyear and ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik working side by side. Parts such as the tail fins and gondola were built in Germany and shipped to the U.S. for assembly. The balloon-like body of the airship  the envelope  is made of polyester, with an innovative film from DuPont called Tedlar surrounding a semi-rigid internal structure, which differentiates this airship from previous Goodyear blimps. Since it first took flight, Wingfoot One has provided aerial coverage of numerous marquee events, including the NBA Finals, the Daytona 500, the Stanley Cup Finals, the PGA Championship and the College Football Playoff National Championship. Goodyear has three Wingfoot blimps and one Europe blimp which returned to the skies last year after almost a decade.