New airplane carriers 888 ft. long and 106 ft. wide; rated as highest powered vessels in world; each to carry 100 airplanes; plenty of room for take off; flying equipment; electric propulsion apparatus developing 180,000 hp.; flying surface 900 ft. long; elevators and arresting gear; storage places for airplanes below decks; aircraft machine and other shops; best equipped aerological laboratories afloat; two complete laboratories to each ship. (See also Aviation vol. 24, no. 2, Jan. 9, 1928 pp. 94-95, 4 figs)


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    Title :

    The Lexington and saratoga


    Additional title:

    Airway Age


    Published in:

    Airway Age ; 9 , n 9


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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