Coastal Airships - Specifications | ||
Envelope capacity...................................................... | 170,000 cubic feet | |
Ballonets................................................................... | Ballonets 4 capacity 51,000 cubic feet | |
Length...................................................................... | 195 feet 6 inches | |
Diameter................................................................... | 37 feet | |
Height....................................................................... | 52 feet 1 inch | |
Plane area (each)....................................................... | 110 square feet | |
Car .......................................................................... | 33 feet 9 inches | |
Engines.................................................................... | Two
150 hp water-cooled Sunbeams. Later, after Sunbeam replaced by 220 hp Renault.
Forward engine sometimes re- placed by 100 hp Berliet or similar |
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Propeller
Four-bladed................................................. |
9 feet diameter | |
Petrol tanks............................................................... | (two) capacity ;220 gallons total | |
Water ballast............................................................. | capacity 85 gallons | |
Gross lift................................................................... | 4.94 tons | |
Disposable lift ........................................................... | 1.6 tons | |
Endurance at full speed.............................................. | 11 hours | |
Endurance at half speed............................................. | 22 hours | |
Top speed................................................................. | 52 mph | |
Climb........................................................................ | 1,000 feet per minute | |
Turning circle............................................................. | 40 seconds minimum, | |
Ceiling...................................................................... | 8,000 feet | |