The Airships Akron and Macon: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the

The Airships Akron and Macon: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the U.S. Navy
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Richard K. Smith was curious about the big rigid airships of the 1920s and 1930s. He wondered why they had disappeared from the scene of aeronautics. Two of them, the Akron and the Macon, had actually hangared airplanes. Why had such an airplane-carrying airship not been accepted? His inability to find answers to his questions in existing airship literature prompted his extensive research on the subject. As a result, this book is primarily an examination of the rigid airship s place in naval operations in the period 1919-1940, with specific focus on the flying aircraft carrier s development and performance during 1931-1935.
Country USA
Brand US Naval Institute Press
Manufacturer Naval Institute Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781591148258
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Airships Akron and Macon: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the U.S. Navy