USS Macon. Artwork of Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk fighters flying around their mothership,the US Navy airship the USS Macon. An inset shows a Sparrowhawk docked inside the airship,which could carry five of these aircraft. The USS Macon was 239 metres long,and was a rigid airship built in the USA by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation. The gas used to provide lift was helium,with structure provided by rigid girders (shown in the various cutaway sections). There were eight engines,each driving a propeller on the side (three seen here). The USS Macon was launched on 21 April 1933,crashing on 12 February 1935 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Lunau, Claus |
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