Factory and dock for construction and housing of two super-Zeppelins being built for U. S. Navy; airships will have length of 785 ft., diam. of 134 ft., and helium gas capacity of 6 1/2 million cu. ft.; structural design involves 11 parabolic arches spaced 80 ft. apart center to center and connected by system of vertical and horizontal trusses; unique feature is entire absence of all expansion joints; spherical doors. (Partly on p. 48)
The goodyear zeppelin airship shed at Akron, Ohio
Engineer
Engineer ; 149 , n 3861
1930
2 pages
4 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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