Experience indicates that great strength and power is needed to withstand storms, this in turn requiring great size to lift structure, crew, and cargo; greatest external change in Zeppelins built up to 1915 was in tail structure; British construction lagged before war; Shenandoah only rigid airship made in America; features of construction of Graf Zeppelin; British use stainless steel and Diesel engines; United States naval airships ZRS-4 and ZRS-5; yet bigger ships in future predicted.


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    Title :

    Steady advance in Dirigibles


    Additional title:

    Iron Age


    Contributors:
    Work, J. (author) / Hardecker, J.F. (author)

    Published in:

    Iron Age ; 123 , n 1


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    6 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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