Detroit ZMC-2
The ZMC-2 (Zeppelin Metal Clad 200,000 cubic foot capacity) was the only successfully operated metal-skinned airship ever built. Constructed at Naval Air Station Grosse Ile by The Aircraft Development Corporation of Detroit, the ZMC-2 was operated by the U.S. Navy at Lakehurst, New Jersey from 1929 until its scrapping in 1941. While at Lakehurst it completed 752 flights, and logged 2265 hours of flight time.
| ZMC-2 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Metal-clad airship |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Detroit Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | August 19, 1929 |
| Retired | 1941 |
| Status | Scrapped |
| Primary user | U.S. Navy |
| Produced | 1926–29 |
| Number built | 1 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Displacement | 200,100 cu ft (5,666.2 m3) |
| Length | 148 ft 11 in (45.4 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft 2 in (16.2 m) (hull diameter) |
| Draft | 64 ft 6 in (19.7 m) (height) |
| Installed power | 220hp per engine |
| Propulsion | 2x Wright J-5 Whirlwind 9-cyl. air-cooled radial engines |
| Speed | 60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph) |
| Range | 587 nmi (1,087 km; 676 mi) |
| Complement | 3 |
| Armament | None |
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