The blimp will be docked at the Solberg Airport in New Jersey.
The Despicablimp Stats:
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At more than 165-feet long, 55-feet high and 46-feet wide, the “Despicablimp” is one of the biggest in the world and one of 15 unique blimps that currently fly.
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The blimp will fly about 32,000 miles, crossing the country three times in the six months it is scheduled to fly – making multiple stops across the continental United States.
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The “Despicablimp” can be tracked via GPS at its Despicablimp Command Center https://www.despicablimp.com/ . Fans can tweet and post images to Instagram or Flickr using #despicablimp which can appear on the site and be entered to win prizing.
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Fans that visit and register on the site can enter to win a trip for four to Hollywood, CA and attend the Despicable Me 2 world premiere.
Did you know?
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The Despicablimp is one of only 15 airships flying in the world today.
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The Despicablimp is an A-150 blimp, one of the largest in the world at 165-feet long, 55-feet high and 46-feet wide! How big is that? You could fit approximately 75 million golf balls in the Despicablimp.
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Blimps have the best safety record of any type of aircraft, and use less fuel in 2 weeks than a 747 uses to take off!
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The blimp normally flies at 1,000 feet above the earth so that it’s easy to see the giant Minion, but it can fly as high as 10,000 feet above the ground to get over a mountain range.
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The Despicablimp is lit from within using two 1,000-watt light bulbs and will be beautifully illuminated in the night sky.
Image source: H&M Communications
