| North
Sea Airships - Specifications |
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| Envelope
capacity...................................................... |
360,000
cubic feet |
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| Ballonets................................................................... |
Ballonets (six) capacity 128,000 cubic feet |
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| Length...................................................................... |
260
feet |
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| Diameter................................................................... |
57 feet |
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| Height....................................................................... |
69
feet |
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| Plane
area (each)....................................................... |
110
square feet |
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| Car........................................................................... |
33 feet |
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| Engines.................................................................... |
At
first two 250 hp Rolls Royce Later two 240 hp Fiat |
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Propeller
Four-bladed.................................................
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9
feet diameter |
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| Petrol
tanks............................................................... |
(four)
capacity 340 gallons total |
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| Service
Petrol tanks................................................... |
(two) capacity 60 gallons |
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| Water
ballast............................................................. |
capacity
40 gallons |
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| Gross
lift................................................................... |
10.85 tons |
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| Disposable
lift ........................................................... |
3.8
tons |
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| Endurance
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24
hours |
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| Top
speed................................................................. |
57
mph |
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| Climb........................................................................ |
1,000 feet per minute 19 seconds |
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| Turning
circle............................................................. |
40
seconds minimum, |
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| Ceiling...................................................................... |
9,500
feet |
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