American Blimp MZ-3: Difference between revisions

In 2006 the US Navy purchased a single SPECTOR™50 (commercial model A-170 airship, manufactured by the American Blimp Corporation. Operations began 3 May 2006 with 4 pilots assigned, 2 civilian and 2 Navy. Operations continued into June 2007. The airship is currently being operated by VX-20 at Lakehurst, NJ, and is under pressure watch with hopes that funding will be forthcoming to resume operations in late summer or early fall of 2007. The MZ-3A is all white and carries no markings.

serial number 167811 volume 4830 cubic meters Lengths 55 meters Maximum speed 51 knots Endurance at 45 knots per hour 15 hours Payload 1125 kg.

• Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, "The Airship," April-May 2007, "Navy LATV Unit Honors NLHS, pg 5

r==External links== http://www.americanblimp.com/abc.htm American Blimp Company web site. http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/412015-L(addendum).html DoD designation system addendum listing MA-3Z