New England Air Museum - Airship Exhibits / 01 Goodyear Puritan ZNP-K K-28 Blimp Gondola
Bill Maloney 1/20/2009 |
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01 Goodyear Puritan ZNP-K Blimp Gondola
Length: 252 feet, 0 inches
Width: 57 feet, 10 inches
Height: 79 feet
Interior Volume: 416,000 cubic feet
Lift Capacity: 8,000lbs
Crew: 10
Gas: Helium
Max Speed: 77 mph
Cruise Speed: 56 mph
Range: 2,200 miles
Endurance: 22 hours
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Radial Engines, 550hp each
Envelope: 3 ply rubber impregnated cotton fabric, coated internally with parrafin, 3 tons total weight
Armament:
1 Browning M2 50 cal machine gun
4 350lb Mk 47 Depth Charges
First Flight : 1938
Year Built: 1944
Cost:
The airship's designation acronym ZNP-K reads as follows:
Z - Lighter than air
N - Non- Rigid airship
P - Patrol craft
K - Class of airship