Nominal gas volume, 6,500,000 cu. ft.; length o.a., 785 ft.; useful lift, 182,000 lb.; deadweight 221,000 lb.; max. hp., 4480; max speed, 72.8 knots; normal flying crew, men, 38, officers, 10. (see also similar description in Aviation, vol. 30, no. 10, Oct. 1931, pp. 599-600, 2 figs.; Aircraft Eng., vol. 3, no. 33, Nov. 1931, pp. 271-273, 7 figs.)


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    Title :

    Navy airship "Akron"


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 19 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    8 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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