airship R32

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airship
gptkbp:armament none
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_military_aviation
gptkbp:capacity 75 passengers
gptkbp:constructionMaterial aluminum and fabric
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:crewCapacity 5 crew members
gptkbp:decommissioned 1926
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:design gptkb:Vickers_R-class
streamlined shape
gptkbp:displacement 40 tons
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp
gptkbp:engineType Maybach VL 2
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1921-08-02
scrapyard
gptkbp:firstFlight 1921-08-02
1926-04-01
first transatlantic flight by a British airship
successful and well-received
successful but marked the end of its service.
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 10,000 liters
gptkbp:fuelType helium
gptkbp:height 78 feet
gptkbp:historicalPeriod interwar period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneering airship technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label airship R32
gptkbp:influenced British_airship_development
gptkbp:influencedBy Zeppelin_designs
gptkbp:landingGear none
gptkbp:launched 1921-07-01
gptkbp:legacy inspired future airship designs
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Vickers_Limited
gptkbp:maxSpeed 84 mph
gptkbp:navigationEquipment gptkb:gyroscopic_compass
gptkbp:notableArtists none recorded
gptkbp:notableEvent longest_British_airship_at_the_time
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,500 miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Cardington_Airship_Station
historical
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 2,000,000 cubic feet
gptkbp:productionYears 1921-1926
gptkbp:publicAccess displayed at various airshows
gptkbp:retirementYear advancements in aviation technology
gptkbp:safetyFeatures no major accidents
gptkbp:services 1921
gptkbp:significantEvent participated in the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
gptkbp:sisterShip R33
gptkbp:team Vickers_engineers
gptkbp:type rigid airship
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Airship_Works
gptkbp:usedIn military reconnaissance