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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. With an overall length of 785 ft (239 m), Akron and her sister ship Macon were among the largest flying objects ever built.
11 gru 2023 · Meet the USS Akron: The Flying Aircraft Carrier. Constructed by Goodyear-Zeppelin, two Akron airships were built for scouting and reconnaissance. The airships were able to bolster the Navy...
24 mar 2024 · The era of flying aircraft carriers ended more dramatically than it began - the carriers crashed, and with them, so did the concept. On April 3rd, 1933, the USS Akron departed on a mission to calibrate radio direction-finding equipment along the northeast coast.
Often referred to as flying aircraft carriers, each of the helium-inflated airships carried F9C-2 Curtiss Sparrowhawk biplanes which could be launched and recovered in flight, greatly extending the range over which the Akron and Macon could scout the open ocean for enemy vessels.
10 paź 2023 · The USS Akron, launched in 1931, was one of the largest rigid airships ever built and served as a pioneering flying aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy. Designed with an internal hangar, it could deploy and retrieve F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes in mid-air, offering unique reconnaissance and defense capabilities.
16 lip 2020 · Nearly a hundred years ago the U.S. Navy asked a question: if airplanes can fly through the air, why couldn’t a vessel carrying them fly through the air as well? The result was the Akron-class...
6 lut 2024 · The USS Shenandoah became the first rigid dirigible to fly across the U.S. and back in October 1924, and the USS Los Angeles made a record 331 flights and even once performed a handstand.
