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The F class of US Navy blimps comprised a single airship, built during World War I by Goodyear as one of a group of three small blimps offered to the US government. Two were purchased for the US Navy and one for the US Army. The Navy blimps were designated E-1, F-1, and the Army airship A-1. classified as an "Experimental Engine Testing Dirigible." F-1 had the same envelope size as the E-1, due to the use of a tractor mounted 125 hp Union engine, the performance was different. F-1 spent its entire career at Hampton Roads (Norfolk, Virginia). It was flown in both tractor and pusher configurations. It also may have been flown with a Curtiss OX-5 engine. F-1 was deleted in late 1923.
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General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Length: 162 ft 0 in (49.39 m)
- Diameter: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
- Height: 49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
- Volume: 95,000 ft³ (2,690 m³)
- Useful lift: 2,300 lb (1,043 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Union, 125 hp (93 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 52 mph (84 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 34 mph (55 km/h)
- Range: 1,414 miles (2,269 km)
- Endurance: 34 hours 12 min
- Service ceiling: 8,000 ft (2,440 m)
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