Overview
USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a "flying aircraft carrier", carrying up to five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk parasite biplanes for scouting or two-seat Fleet N2Y-1s for training. In service for less than two years, the Macon was damaged in a storm and lost off California's Big Sur coast in February 1935, though most of the crew were rescued. The wreckage is listed as the USS Macon Airship Remains on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Specifications
Dimensions
| Length | 239.30 m |
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| Height | 44.70 m |
Powerplant
| Engine model | Maybach VL II |
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Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.
Photos
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