For the purposes of comparison it will be interesting to tabulate
the performances of the standard types of non-rigid airships.
The leading dimensions are also included in this summary:
Type S.S. Zero S.S. Twin Coastal North
Star Sea
Length 143' 0" 165' 0" 218' 0" 262' 0"
Overall width 32' 0" 35' 6" 49' 3" 56' 9"
Overall height 46' 0" 49' 0" 57' 6" 69' 3"
Hydrogen capacity
(cubic feet) 70,000 100,000 210,000 360,000
Gross lift (lb.) 4,900 7,000 14,500 24,300
Disposable
lift (lb.) 1,850 2,200 4,850 8,500
Crew 3 4 5 10
Lift available
for fuel and
freight (lb.) 1,370 1,540 4,050 6,900
Petrol consumption
at full speed
(lb. per hour) 3.6 7.2 18.4 29.8
Gals. per hour 0.36 0.72 2.05 3
CHAPTER VII
NAVAL AIRSHIPS.--THE RIGIDS
RIGID AIRSHIP No. 1
The responsibility for the development the Rigid airship having
been allotted to the Navy, with this object in view, in the years
1908 and 1909 a design was prepared by Messrs.
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