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| Above, the gondola of one Good Beer Blimp. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
While waiting for Jessica's plane to arrive at the Albuquerque Sunport, I was wandering around the terminal. As I was coming down an escalator, I spotted an interesting display. It was the gondola to an experimental advertising blimp, the Good Beer Blimp.
I am guessing it was experimental as the motor ran on liquid propane.
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| Above, the gondola was made from a Cessna 337 Skymaster. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
According to the USML Digital Library:
The "Good Beer Blimp Busch" is the latest high-flying sales promotion vehicle for Anheuser-Busch Inc., a company spokesman said Thursday.
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| Above, an inside view from the front. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Apparently, there were two Good Beer Blimps. One was the Anheuser-Busch Good Beer Blimp Busch and the other was the Good Beer Blimp Budweiser.
I couldn't tell from the gondola or the display's card which Good Year Blimp this one was.
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| Above, the display card. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The blimp only lasted about two years as it had stability and other issues and it consumed its propane fuel at a fast rate.
For more details, go to Hot Airships.com
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