Akron airship Akron overweight debate 1902
An 1902 Met h? Aeronautic article notes US Navy dirigible Akron weighed about 18 000 pounds overweight yet claims it should not harm safety or airworthiness. Admiral Moffett cites 240 000 pounds initial weight and 39 000 pounds over contractor estimates, with 5 000 pounds due to Navy changes.
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Wiliam A. Moffett
Metional Aeronautic Magazine
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Demaerst
Oklahoma
Washington
Navy
U. S. Navy
Airship safety and weight rules tighten by navy department
Rescued mates and some have run over. The averages have, in general, been necessary to meet the rather severe strength and efficiency requirements set by the navy department. The department has also required certain additions in arrangement and equipment which have served to increase the weight, but at the same time increase the serviceability and safety of the airship.
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Navy Department
Monument to Pilgrim Forefathers Damaged by Lightning
In Plymouth Massachusetts on April 4 a fierce electrical storm struck the national monument to the Pilgrim Forefathers. The granite tribute suffered damage as a bolt hit its upper shaft during the night’s severe weather.
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Goodyear men keep faith after Akron disaster
Dr. Karl Arnstein and Goodyear Zeppelin officials maintained confidence in the Navy inquiry into the Akron airship tragedy. Arnstein called the news a profound shock and said the firm’s staff would assist investigations, dismissing rumors of structural faults as idle gossip.
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Goodvest-Zeppelin
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Arnstein
Goodyear-Zenpelin Corporation
Akron Airship Destruction Recalled By Texas Flight
The Akron’s 1933 Texas route faced violent weather from Beaumont to San Angelo. Commander Rosendahl steered through fog and sandstorms, reaching Camp Kearney Cal with crew losses during mooring. Rosendahl, a Shenandoah survivor, noted Texas conditions as the worst for a dirigible.
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Akron
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Camp Kearney
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Rosendahl
Shenandoah
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Akron Balloon Record Holder Missing Officer
Washington April 4. Lieut Wilfred Bushnell of Mrs Jones North, aboard the Akron, is a co holder of the world balloon distance record. Bushnell, still missing, and Lieut TGW Settle sailed 852 miles in 43 hours 2 minutes in 1929 to win the national balloon race. The record they set remains.
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Washington, D. C
Wilfred Bushnell
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Bushnell
TG. W. Settle
Akron Airship Carried Record 207 Passengers
New York April 4. The U S Akron carried 207 persons in a 10 hour cruise over New Jersey and nearby states on November 3, 1931. This set a new record for both lighter and heavier than air craft, eclipsing the 189 aboard the DO X over Lake Constance in 1929.
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U. S. Akron
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Lake Constance
British to Prohibit Russian Imports Bill Rush Through Parliament
Foreign Secretary John Simon introduced in the House of Commons a bill authorising government proclamation to prohibit Russian imports. The measure responds to the Soviet decision to try six British Metro-Vickers employees for sabotage and will be rushed through both Houses in a single session.
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London
John Simon
House of Verinons
Akron disaster blamed on gas cell defects and leakage
Friedrichshafen Germany April 4 Ins report Captain Fleming first officer of Graf Zeppelin says some of Akron's gas cells may have been defective and could have caused the disaster. He notes it is hard to determine the cause with scant reports and rules out lightning as helium filled airship likely struggled down by a verbal accident.
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Germany
INS
Atlantic Ocean
Fleming
Akron
Early Vote on Oil Body Seen in Texas House
Sponsors push a bill to create a state natural resources commission to oversee oil and gas production, replacing the railroad commission. Debate began, amendments included electing commissioners rather than appointing them, with a vote expected as leaders sought two thirds to suspend rules.
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Texas House of Representatives
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S and Gas Conservation Agency
Moffett Wife Seeks News on Admiral in Akron Disaster
Mrs. Wil liam A. Moffett, widow of rear admiral, spoke today from Washington saying she believes Admiral Moffett is alive and expresses hope to receive definite word from the navy. She noted radioless boats on the waters and urged other wives awaiting word to hold faith.
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Washington, D. C
William A. Moffett
Senate speeds relief bills through to aid farm sector
Washington reports a rough but certain path through the Senate for the administration farm relief plan. Committees move to combine mortgage refinancing and price lifting measures, with wallace discretion on production costs and a goal to send a unified measure to the House early next week. The banking subcommittee studies the mortgage bill as part of the broader effort to restore farmers purchasing power to 1908-14 levels and relieve debt via refinancing at lower rates.
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Agriculture Committee
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