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Goodyear RS-1
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Goodyear RS-1

Type of aircraft

Overview

The Goodyear RS-1 was the first semi-rigid airship built in the United States. The dirigible was designed by aeronautical engineer and inventor, Herman Theodore Kraft of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for the United States Army Air Service in the late 1920s. Goodyear built only one airship of this type.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: United States Air Force / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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