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Saturday, May 23rd 2009, 3:32am

Armada de Chile Arma Aérea - Nonrigid Airships

[SIZE=3]Overview[/SIZE]
Galvarino-class Blimps
- CNAS Galvarino (ZN-01)
- CNAS Ainavillo (ZN-02)
- CNAS Calfucurá (ZN-03)
- CNAS Lientur (ZN-04)
- CNAS Nangoniel (ZN-05)
- CNAS Cadeguala (ZN-06)

[SIZE=1]Chilean airships use the prefix CNAS (Chilean Naval Air Ship) rather than the prefix CNS (Chilean Naval Ship).[/SIZE]

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Thursday, May 28th 2009, 7:48pm

SSC-class Airship

Galvarino-class Nonrigid Airship

General Characteristics:
Type: Nonrigid airship
Length: 300 ft 0 in (92 m)
Diameter: 69 ft 5 in (21 m)
Gas Capacity: 647,000 ft³ (18,320 m³)
Useful lift: 10,000 lb (4,356 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × 545 hp Roth R-1400 radial engines
Crew: 10-14

Performance:
Maximum speed: 80 mph (128 km/h)
Cruise speed: 58 mph (93 km/h)
Range: 48 hours at 50.4 knots (2,419.2 nm)

Armament:
- 2 × .50 cal MG's
- 8 × 350 lb (159 kg) depth charges

Ships in Class:
- CNAS Galvarino (ZN-01) - 1937
- CNAS Ainavillo (ZN-02) - 1937
- CNAS Calfucurá (ZN-03) - 1937
- CNAS Lientur (ZN-04) - 1937
- CNAS Nangoniel (ZN-05) - 1937
- CNAS Cadeguala (ZN-06) - 1937

Notes:
Produced in Atlantis as part of the SSC-type nonrigid class (used by Atlantis and Colombia).

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Thursday, May 28th 2009, 7:53pm

Future Project

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Sunday, November 22nd 2009, 4:12am

Future Project