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Apr 27, 2024 · Vintage United States Navy U.S.S. Akron airship group consisting of a dirigible blueprint, 18 photographs and fabric remnant from the Akron. The blueprint measures 76" x 18.25" and is in very good condition with folds and small holes along the edges most likely caused when this was pinned on a wall.
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This is a rare collection of The USS Akron Airship ZRS-4. Included in this collection is a group of 18 photos of which 4 large photos of airship in flight and grounded, approx 10 x 7 1/2. 13 photos measuring approx 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 of the construction of the special hanger for the airship. One other photo measuring 4 1/2 x 2 3/4. Also included is the dirigible blueprints that measure 76" x 18 1/2 ...
- Flying Aircraft Carriers
- Development of Akron and Macon
- Structural Design of Akron and Macon
- Operational History of U.S.S. Akron
- Crash of U.S.S. Akron
- Operational History of U.S.S. Macon
- Crash of U.S.S. Macon
- Akron and Macon Statistics and Specifications
Akron and Macon were designed as airborne aircraft carriers, which could launch and recover heavier-than-air planes for use in both reconnaissance and self-defense. The ships were equipped with hangars, approximately 75′ long x 60′ wide x 16′ high, which could stow and service up to five aircraft in flight. Aircraft were launched and retrieved by m...
The Akron and Macon grew out of the Five Year Plan proposed by the U. S. Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics, which had been approved by the United States Congress in 1926, and which authorized the construction of two large rigid airships. The Navy contest to design and build the two new ships was won by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, a joint venture ...
As part of the Goodyear-Zeppelin arrangement, the Luftshiffbau Zeppelin had sent technical experts to Akron to train Goodyear employees in the design and construction of airships. Goodyear president Paul Litchfield had insisted that the Zeppelin Company’s chief stress engineer, Karl Arnstein, be included in that group, and in November, 1924 Arnstei...
Construction of U.S.S. Akron began in November, 1929 at the newly completed Goodyear-Zeppelin Airdock in Akron, Ohio. The design of U.S.S. Akron, and its sister ship U.S.S. Macon, were based on plans prepared by Goodyear-Zeppelin engineer Karl Arnstein which differed radically from the design of previous rigid airships. The ship was christened by F...
U.S.S. Akron departed NAS Lakehurst on the evening of April 3, 1933 on a mission to calibrate radio direction finding equipment along the northeastern coast of the United States. The ship was under the command of Frank C. McCord, and among the 76 persons on board were VIPs including Rear Admiral William Moffett, Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Aerona...
U.S.S. Macon (ZRS-5) was a virtually identical copy of her sister ship, U.S.S. Akron, with some minor modifications and improvements. The airship was christened by wife of Admiral William Moffett on March 11, 1933, and made its first flight on April 21, 1933. Later that year Macon left the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst for her new home in Californ...
Macon crashed at sea off the coast of California during a storm on February 12, 1935, after her unrepaired upper fin suffered in-flight structural failure. The failure of the upper fin damaged the three aft gas cells and caused the loss of a significant quantity of helium, representing about 20% of the airship’s lift. But the Macon remained in the ...
ZRS-4 U.S.S. Akron: 1. Length: 785 feet 2. Gas capacity: 6,850,000 cubic feet 3. Useful lift: 152,644 lbs 4. Maximum speed: 69 knots 5. Crew: 60 officers and men 6. First flight: September 25, 1931 7. Final flight: April 3-4, 1933 8. Total flight hours: 1,700 9. Total flights: 74
USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium -filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy, the lead ship of her class, which operated between September 1931 and April 1933. It was the world's first purpose-built flying aircraft carrier, carrying F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes, which could be launched and recovered while it was in flight.
This is a hard-to-find collectible USS Akron ZRS-4 Airship 1928 Blueprint reproduced by Goodyear as a 1/2 size print on parchment paper measuring and huge 74 by 17 (It is so large I had to photograp
USS Akron (ZRS-4) Airship 1931-1933 USS Akron, first of a class of two 6,500,000 cubic foot rigid airships, was built at Akron, Ohio. Commissioned in late October 1931, she spent virtually all of her short career on technical and operational development tasks, exploring the potential of the rigid airship as an Naval weapons system.
USS Akron Blimp Picture And Blueprints RARE. nairn-66. (169) 100% positive. Seller's other items. Contact seller. US $165.99. No Interest if paid in full in 6 mo on $99+ with PayPal Credit*. Condition:
