S.S. TWIN
During the year 1917, designs were submitted for a twin-engined
S.S. airship, the idea being to render the small type of airship
less liable to loss from engine failure. The first design proved
to be a failure, but the second was considered more promising,
and several were built. Its capacity is 100,000 cubic feet, with
a length of 164 feet 6 inches, and the greatest diameter 32 feet.
The car is built to carry five, with the engines disposed on
gantries on the port and starboard side, driving pusher
propellers. This type, although in the experimental stage, is
being persevered with, and the intention is that it will
gradually supplant the other S.S. classes. It is calculated that
it will equal if not surpass the C Star ship in endurance,
besides being easier to handle and certainly cheaper to build.
"COASTAL" AND "C STAR" AIRSHIPS
The urgent need for a non-rigid airship to carry out
anti-submarine patrol having been satisfied for the time with the
production of the S.S. B.E. 2C type, the airship designers of the
Royal Naval Air Service turned their attention to the production
of an airship which would have greater lift and speed than the
S.S. type, and, consequently, an augmented radius of action,
together with a higher degree of reliability.
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