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4 July 2007, 07:06 PM
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Breguet's Aircraft Challenge # 214
Please provide the manufacturer and official designation.
The scores at the start of challenge # 214 are: 41.9 Varese2002 25.2 Dave_Kent 15.5 Rbailey 9.3 Rod Filan 8.3 YavorD 7.4 JohnMacG 7.0 Breguet 5.9 Cruze 6.1 joegertler 6.0 Eric Goedkoop 5.6 ercoupepilot 5.5 EdStevens 5.4 Colin A. Owers 5.1 bshatzer 4.8 Der Grune Flieger 4.4 Ross Moorhouse 4.3 edmondthieffry 4.0 greenknight 4.0 Gilles 4.0 Patrick 3.7 dpolglaze 3 Tom L 2.7 Berman 2.6 FOKKERJ 1.2 Ransom E. Olds 1 Rickenbaron 1 Peter Zambori 1 Gregoire 1 cubsfan4life 1 austin08 1 Cliff .8 Machinbird .6 Crankcase .5 Kilian .4 Vilkata .2 Paul_J._Fisher Previous challenges are on Aeroplanes 1914 - 1918* -* Breguet's Aircraft Challenge* -- Aeroplanes 1914 - 1918* -* Breguet's Aircraft Challenge* -- |
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4 July 2007, 07:45 PM
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Connecticut Aircraft Company DN-1, built in 1917. It was the US Navy's first airship, BuNo A-127.
http://www.earlyaviator.com/archive/...onnecticut.jpg United States Naval Institute Search Results for "DN-1" DN-1 Last edited by Patrick; 4 July 2007 at 07:53 PM. |
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5 July 2007, 02:20 AM
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Spot on Patrick. Well done.
Although the history of DN-1 was short and inept, representing a complete failure in the month the U.S. entered WWI, it did function to create the realization by the government of its need of technical skills and knowledge in the building of airships, as well as the personnel to operate them. The Connecticut Aircraft Company received the contract to build the DN-1 based on its lowest bid. The airship was to be built in four to five months, with delivery in October 1915. Construction proceeded slowly with numerous delays, due to material problems and lack of technical engineering ability of the Connecticut Aircraft Company personnel. This was compounded by the lack of qualified LTA engineers in the Navy Department. During construction of the DN-1, the Navy authorized the building of a floating shed to house the new airship. The shed was completed and delivered to Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, Fla., in early 1916 long before DN-1 arrived. The airship was shipped in November 1916 and arrived at Pensacola in December, but was not ready for flight until April 1917. Lt.Cdr. Frank R. McCrary, pilot of the DN-1, had been assigned duty with the Connecticut Aircraft Company during its construction. Flight tests were conducted at Pensacola and revealed that the airship was grossly overweight, the envelope leaked considerably, and the power plant functioned poorly. One of the two motors had to be removed to make the DN-1 light enough to lift off; allowing the first flight to be conducted on 20 April 1917. Two other flights were made in this month, but during an attempt to tow the airship over the water, it was severely damaged. Considered not worth repairing because of the poor performance demonstrated, DN-1 was deflated, removed from inventory and broken up. The NAS Pensacola airship shed was the Navy's first and only floating hangar and later used for the operation of B-class airships during WWI. [Source: Kite Balloons to Airships... the Navy's Lighter-than-Air Experience. US Gov. Printing Office: 1987 - 187-029] All photos I have seen of DN-1 are taken from the tail end. This rare coloured postcard on the other hand, presents a unique view of the airship's profile.  DN-1 (Dirigible Non-rigid 1). Constructor: Connecticut Aircraft Company. Chief designer: Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin Length: 175 ft. Hydrogen capacity: 150,000 cu.ft. Powered by two Sturtevant motors. Due to overweight one motor removed. (aka Type A by implication; not by official designation). Cheers Rod
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5 July 2007, 05:06 AM
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As Rod says, spot on!!
Patrick gets the point to put him at 5 and thus gets the right to post the next Challenges. Take it away Patrick! Dave The scores at the start of challenge # 214 are: 41.9 Varese2002 25.2 Dave_Kent 15.5 Rbailey 9.3 Rod Filan 8.3 YavorD 7.4 JohnMacG 7.0 Breguet 5.9 Cruze 6.1 joegertler 6.0 Eric Goedkoop 5.6 ercoupepilot 5.5 EdStevens 5.4 Colin A. Owers 5.1 bshatzer 5.0 Patrick 4.8 Der Grune Flieger 4.4 Ross Moorhouse 4.3 edmondthieffry 4.0 greenknight 4.0 Gilles 3.7 dpolglaze 3 Tom L 2.7 Berman 2.6 FOKKERJ 1.2 Ransom E. Olds 1 Rickenbaron 1 Peter Zambori 1 Gregoire 1 cubsfan4life 1 austin08 1 Cliff .8 Machinbird .6 Crankcase .5 Kilian .4 Vilkata .2 Paul_J._Fisher Previous challenges are on Aeroplanes 1914 - 1918* -* Breguet's Aircraft Challenge* -- |
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5 July 2007, 07:56 AM
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I'm off to work, but I'll get one posted this evening.
BTW Rod, thanks for that great colored postcard -- I had only seen the USNI pics before. Last edited by Patrick; 5 July 2007 at 08:11 PM. |
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