DN-1 (airship)

The DN-1 was the US Navy's first airship. The contract was awarded on 1 June 1915 to the Connecticut Aircraft Company of New Haven CT. The DN-1 was roughly based on the German Parseval type of non-rigid airship. The envelope was made of two layers of cloth with rubber between them as well as on the inside and outside. The gondola control car built by George Lawley & Son of Dorchester Massachusetts was a large rectangular box with two four-bladed propellers on outriggers.

Made by Connecticut Aircraft.

Eng 1 Type
Sturtevant Model 5
First Flight
20
Lists
* List of airships of the United States Navy
Eng 1 Kw
104
Number Built
1
Dia Ft
35
Dia In
Manufacturer
Connecticut Aircraft
Max Speed Mph
35
Max Speed Kmh
56
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
175
Dia M
11
Eng 1 Hp
140
Eng 1 Number
2
Length In
Length M
54
Category
United States Navy airships
United States patrol aircraft 1910-1919

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