ZRS-5 Akron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:allows weather conditions
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:U._S._Navy_airship_program
gptkbp:base gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Lakehurst
gptkbp:capacity 5,000 pounds
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:3
gptkbp:class ZRS class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1932
1933
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
gptkbp:crew 78
gptkbp:decommissioned 1939
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:design gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:designated_as ZRS-5
gptkbp:elevation 20,000 feet
gptkbp:engine gptkb:5
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Maybach_VL_2
gptkbp:fate crashed
gptkbp:first_flight 59
1933-04-04
1931-05-08
gptkbp:historical_event first flight of a rigid airship in the U. S.
gptkbp:historical_significance first airship to carry fighter aircraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ZRS-5 Akron
gptkbp:influenced_by German Zeppelin technology
gptkbp:is_used_for naval aviators
patrol missions
gptkbp:launched 1931-08-08
gptkbp:legacy influenced future airship designs
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:beach
1933-04-04
off the coast of New Jersey
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company
gptkbp:max_speed 78 mph
gptkbp:mission patrol over the Atlantic
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Aircraft Carrier
gptkbp:notable_event crash on April 4, 1933
gptkbp:notable_feature hangar for aircraft
gptkbp:notable_person Commander Charles E. Rosendahl
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operating_hours 1,200 hours
gptkbp:operational_area 1931-1933
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:ZRS-4_Macon
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
gptkbp:safety_record poor
gptkbp:seating_capacity gptkb:75
gptkbp:services gptkb:battle
gptkbp:significant_event crash during a storm.
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:ZRS-4_Macon
gptkbp:type military airship
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Moffett_Field
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6