Olympic Air
From the Eurofighter Typhoon to the Goodyear Blimp, see what's flying at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- By Roger Mola
- AirSpaceMag.com, July 24, 2012
Susan Matthews
In April 2012, the Goodyear airship Spirit of Safety flew in close orbit to the ArcelorMittal Orbit, a 375-foot-tall steel sculpture near Olympic Stadium. Orbit is made from 4.4 million pounds of tubular steel, and will welcome up to 5,000 visitors daily on its observation deck. London Mayor Boris Johnson teamed up with Lakshmi Mittal (CEO of ArcelorMittal) to create this landmark, a work that will serve as a visitor attraction during the Games and after.
Goodyear's long history with the Olympics goes back to 1932, when the company's blimp covered the Winter Games at Lake Placid, New York. It took a day for the airship Los Angeles to travel from the naval air station at Lakehurst, New Jersey to the Games, the first Winter Olympics held in the United States.
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Comments (1)
That Eurofighter is a beautiful plane. I always thought the Mirage III with the canards was the prettiest fighter but the Typhoon comes close. I also think the MIG 29 beats the F-15 on looks anyway. I also like the MIG 21. Being an American does not make me biased concerning what looks good. I think the Vulcan was probably the coolest bomber ever built.
Posted by GaryChurch on August 8,2012 | 11:32 PM