Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the USS Macon (ZRS-5) Akron-class Rigid Airship / Scout / Aircraft Carrier.
8 x Maybach VL-2 12-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engines developing 560 horsepower each driving three-bladed, variable pitch metal propeller units.
Propulsion
87 mph
140 kph | 76 kts
Max Speed
6,835 miles
11,000 km | 5,940 nm
Operational Range