Oct 18, 2018 · Macon’s engine radiators were placed inside the airship to streamline it instead of mounted outside as on Akron. And because strut girders obstructed two aircraft hangar positions in Akron , it could only carry three Sparrowhawks compared to Macon ’s five.

USS Macon (CA-132), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down on 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; launched on 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles F. Bowden, wife of the mayor of Macon, Georgia; and commissioned on 26 August 1945 at Philadelphia, Captain Edward Everett ...

Macon crashed at sea off the coast of California during a storm on February 12, 1935, after her unrepaired upper fin suffered in-flight structural failure. The failure of the upper fin damaged the three aft gas cells and caused the loss of a significant quantity of helium, representing about 20% of the airship’s lift.

May 27, 2017 · The largest warship to ever transit the Great Lakes. The 8-inch gun Heavy Cruiser USS Macon came through the Seaway in 1959 to officially open the new waterway. She is seen here in the Eisenhower Lock.

The USS Macon and her sister ship the USS Akron were designed and constructed by Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation. Unlike today's blimps (visit www.goodyearblimp.com ), the dirigibles had sturdy frames and internal hulls.

El USS Macon (ZRS-5) fue un dirigible rígido construido y operado por la Armada de los Estados Unidos. Diseñado en 1928 para misiones de reconocimiento, también sirvió como nave de carga de biplanos, portando cinco monoplazas Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk o …

USS Macon (ZRS-5) The airship's "spy basket" in operation, suspended from a cable below Macon , 27 September 1934. This image is a frame from a motion picture film, photographed from an airplane flying nearby.

Jul 31, 2015 · This review covers the USS Akron or Macon LTA Aircraft Carrier 1:520 Scale AMT Model Kit #892. A 2015 re-release, this model should be readily available at most outlets. The kit has markings for either the USS Akron (ZRS-4) or the USS Macon (ZRS-5).

Jeff Cook, an engineer with the former Naval Airship Program, examines the great “Flying Carriers” and their controversial design, long believed to have lead to their loss. A detailed study of the engineering philosophy based on previous practice is shown to be inaccurate.

L'USS Macon, numero di scafo ZRS-5 [3] era un dirigibile rigido costruito per la United States Navy come velivolo da ricognizione. In servizio per meno di due anni, nel 1935 Macon fu danneggiato in una tempesta e si perse lungo la costa californiana.