Specifications
Data from The Airship Heritage Trust
General characteristics
- Crew: 28
- Capacity: 28 crew, 50 passengers
- Length: 675 ft 0 in (206 m)
- Diameter: 78 ft 6 in (23.9 m)
- Volume: 2,101,000 ft3 (59,500 m3)
- Powerplant: 3 × Sunbeam Maori, 350 hp (260 kW) each
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- 2 × Maybach, 260 hp (190 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 65 mph (105 km/h)
- Range: longest flight, 734 miles (1181 km)
- Endurance: 29 hours 54 min
- Service ceiling: highest attained, 6000 ft (1829 m)
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