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Akron, as originally built, was fitted with 18 ft (5.5 m) two-bladed, fixed-pitch wooden propellers to each of her engines but, in June 1932, was modified to be fitted with new, three-bladed, variable pitch metal propellers. These new propellers were fitted to Macon as standard while she was under construction, increasing the ship's fuel ...
The PL.4 was a conventional, single-bay biplane that carried a crew of three in tandem, open cockpits. Purchased by the Aéronavale to operate from the aircraft carrier Béarn, it incorporated several safety features in case of ditching at sea. Apart from small floats attached directly to the undersides of the lower wing, the main units of the ...
USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy, the lead ship of her class, which operated between September 1931 and April 1933.It was the world's first purpose-built flying aircraft carrier, carrying F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes, which could be launched and recovered while it was in flight.
Spanning 1,092 feet long -- three times the length of a football field -- Nimitz-class warships are the largest aircraft carriers. Take a look at more! Spanning 1,092 feet long -- three times the ...
Together with the internal fuel tank, the aircraft could hold a total of 2,700 L (710 US gal; 590 imp gal) of fuel. Two fuel tanks could also be placed in the bomb bay, bringing the total fuel capacity up to 3,200 L (850 US gal; 700 imp gal). [3] The propellers were fixed-pitch with four blades.
Data from British Naval Aircraft since 1912 General characteristics Crew: 3 Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m) Wingspan: 45 ft 9 in (13.94 m) Height: 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) Wing area: 443.5 sq ft (41.20 m 2) Gross weight: 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIA 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 525 hp (391 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller Performance ...
The Levasseur PL.5 was a carrier-based fighter produced in France in the late 1920s, in response to the 1924 AMBC.2 (two seat carrier based fighter) specification issued by the Service Technique de l'Aéronautique (STAé). [1] It was a conventional, single-bay sesquiplane that carried a crew of two in tandem, open cockpits.
A 6-bladed Hamilton Standard 568F propeller on an ATR 72 short-haul airliner. Lowry [27] quotes a propeller efficiency of about 73.5% at cruise for a Cessna 172.This is derived from his "Bootstrap approach" for analyzing the performance of light general aviation aircraft using fixed pitch or constant speed propellers.