Show Monster Plane Is Planned to Carry Co Combat bat Air Warships I I AKRON O 0 0 March 6 United Press Press Press-A A gigantic warship of the theair theair I air practically doul double doulie le the size of or orthe the Shenandoah and the Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles designed to carry four tour to 61 six combat airplanes wl will l soon be constructed constructed constructed con con- here according to the an announcement announcement announcement an- an of Goodyear Zeppelin corporation officials Blue print plans for the new air ar monster were worked out In Cooperation cooperation co cooperation co- co operation with Rear Admiral W. W A A. Moffett chief o of the naval bureau of ot aeronautics Improved and modernized structural structural structural tural details together with many new general features is expected to tomake tomake tomake make the contemplated airship the strongest and fastest aIrcraft ever constructed To make possible the building of ot the control cabin and all the power car units Inside the ship Itself triple keels will be utilized extending extending extending extend extend- ing throughout tho the entire length thus assuring greater sturdiness to the ships ship's hull Tho The d designers re regard regard regard re- re gard this as a vital ital factor to remove the possibility of ot loss lass of an engine car or control car while n flying and at the same time to eliminate considerable considerable con con- air all resistance adding naturally naturally nat nat- mally to the speed o of the ah airship ship If It the control car al ol of the Shenandoah Shenandoah Shenandoah doah had not broken brelen free from the rest of the ship probably the great loss lose of lives would woud not have occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc it is le said sald The pre present ant de designers designers de- de signers have profited from I de-I the Shenandoah's experience In this re regard regard re- re gard A new type of ot tilting propellers developed recently will Ue V e used I They can be turned downward when the ship commander desires additional additional addi addi- vertical lifting strength and reversed when the ship is In ht a lightened lightened lightened light light- ened condition to drive downward without or 01 shutting off oft the helium g gas This feature will wm m moire make le possible additional maneuvering ability The gas bag will be feel teet long one and feet in diameter The gas capacity will be about ruble cu- cu ble feet more than twice the vol- vol cU 1 01 ume of either the Los Angeles Angeles- or orth orthe orthe I th the j Shenandoah Motors C capable able of ot horsepower er p will give g the ship a a. maximum speed of ot CO 90 O miles an hour hou a cruisIng cruising cruis cruls- ing lag speed of ot 80 miles an hour and anda a range at this speed under a average average aver aver- r. r age flying conditions carrying a full military load of ot guns and airplanes of more than titan miles |