Goodyear-built ZPN lighter-than-air craft specifically designed for antisubmarine warfare is undergoing flight testing by Navy test crew and Goodyear technicians; top speed 86 mph; it is also capable of hovering practically motionless; two 800-hp Wright engines mounted in engine room within cab permit maintenance and repair while in flight; envelope is made of 3-ply cotton Neoprene fabrics; length 324 ft; height 94 1/2 ft.
America's anti-submarine airship
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 83 , n 2153
1952
Article (Journal)
English
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