Holden Airship
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The Holden Airship is a promotional gimmick operated by Holden (GM Holden Ltd), an Australian car manufacturer. The lightship (American Blimp A-170) is painted in the distinctive red and white livery of Holden and is flown at various outdoor events, such as Tertiary Open Day in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on 25 August 2007 (see picture).
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[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One (5 passengers)
- Length: 54.3 m ()
- Wingspan: 14 m ()
- Height: 16.8 m ()
- Powerplant: 2× 2 x Lycoming IO-360-B1G6 constant speed, variable pitch, fully reversible, () each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 84 km/h
- Range: 400 km ()
- Rate of climb: 425 m/min ()
[edit] Lifting agent
- Helium - approximately 5 million litres
[edit] Gondola
- length 8.0 m (cabin 5.5 m)
- width 6.2 m (cabin 1.5 m)
- height 3.3 m (cabin 2.0 m)
[edit] Lightsign
- length 21.3 m
- height 9.1 m
- diagonal 914 inch
- illumination 369,600 LEDs
- Internal illumination from two 1kW lights for night operation.
[edit] External links
- Holden Airship - official site
- Photos - 3rd Party tracking and photo site
[edit] References
- see official web site
