Keywords: 80-G-46266: The Navy’s new M-1 blimp is the largest non-rigid airship ever built. It is half as large at the K-Type airship and was made by Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Akron, Ohio. A distinctive feature is the car, nearly three times as long as that of the K-ship. It comprises three connecting units, integrated by universal joints to allow freedom of motion in co-ordination with the flexible envelope above. Released August 4, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/07/05). 80-G-46266: The Navy’s new M-1 blimp is the largest non-rigid airship ever built. It is half as large at the K-Type airship and was made by Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Akron, Ohio. A distinctive feature is the car, nearly three times as long as that of the K-ship. It comprises three connecting units, integrated by universal joints to allow freedom of motion in co-ordination with the flexible envelope above. Released August 4, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/07/05). |