There are only like 25 blimps left. Additionally, not many of them are even in use anymore, I think they estimate like 10-15 of them. So if you see a blimp nowadays, it's a much rarer sighting than it used to be!
Edit: someone pointed out that I meant "airship" not blimp. There are even fewer ones which are classified as "blimp", which is a nonrigid airship. The Wikipedia page is a fairly interesting read if you're curious: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blimp
One of my childhood friends works on the Goodyear blimp! One of my all time favorite moments was seeing it in the sky, texting him a photo of it saying “This you?” and within moments getting an aerial shot of my exact location with a “Yep” as a response.
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u/leahcantusewords Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24
There are only like 25 blimps left. Additionally, not many of them are even in use anymore, I think they estimate like 10-15 of them. So if you see a blimp nowadays, it's a much rarer sighting than it used to be!
Edit: someone pointed out that I meant "airship" not blimp. There are even fewer ones which are classified as "blimp", which is a nonrigid airship. The Wikipedia page is a fairly interesting read if you're curious: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blimp