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August 31, 2018 01:00 AM

New Goodyear blimp christened by aviation pioneer

Goodyear's new blimp, Wingfoot Three, was chirstened during a ceremony Aug. 30 at Wingfoot Lake Hangar.

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    Shaesta Waiz poses for a photo aboard Wingfoot Three, Goodyear's newest blimp.
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    Chief Pilot Jerry Hissem (left), reacts as Shaesta Waiz (center) christens Wingfoot Three with Goodyear's Richard Kramer.
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    Goodyear CEO Rich Kramer (left), Christener Shaesta Waiz (center) and Goodyear Blimp Pilot Taylor Deen present the christening bottle to the crowd.
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    Shaesta Waiz, christener of Wingfoot Three, delivers her remarks to the crowd.
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    Richard Kramer, Goodyear chairman, CEO and president, talks with Shaesta Waiz ahead of the christening ceremony.
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    Erin Pustay Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Wingfoot Three is pulled from the hangar as it prepares for its first flight after the christening ceremony.
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    Shaesta Waiz waves to the crowd as she takes off in Wingfoot Three with Goodyear's Richard Kramer.
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    Chief Pilot Jerry Hissem and Wingfoot Three christener Shaesta Waiz fly Wingfoot Three.
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    Chief Pilot Jerry Hissem and Wingfoot Three christener Shaesta Waiz take to the skies in Wingfoot Three.
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    Shaesta Waiz speaks with members of the media following her flight on Wingfoot Three.
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    Erin Pustay Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Wingfoot Three takes to the sky for it first flight after the christening ceremony on Aug. 30.
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    Erin Pustay Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    The Wingfoot Hangar in Suffield recently was designated as a historic landmark.

    Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, was the official christener.

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