The world's largest airship, the British Skyship 600, moored after its successful maiden flight at Cardington in southern England. Designed and built by Airship Industries, Ltd, the helium-filled skyship 600 is the first of a new class of non-rigid airships designed to meet a growing world demand. Aerial advertising and pleasure flights will provide the main source of revenue from the airships in the immediate future, although they may eventually be used for coastal patrol, fishery protection, anti-submarine warfare and disaster relief. The Skyship 600 is 59 metres long and its seven-metre cabin has seating for up to 24 passengers. The maximum range is 2000km at a cruising speed of 55 knots (102km/h).
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Press, 12 April 1984, Page 31
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113The world's largest airship, the British Skyship 600, moored after its successful maiden flight at Cardington in southern England. Designed and built by Airship Industries, Ltd, the helium-filled skyship 600 is the first of a new class of non-rigid airships designed to meet a growing world demand. Aerial advertising and pleasure flights will provide the main source of revenue from the airships in the immediate future, although they may eventually be used for coastal patrol, fishery protection, anti-submarine warfare and disaster relief. The Skyship 600 is 59 metres long and its seven-metre cabin has seating for up to 24 passengers. The maximum range is 2000km at a cruising speed of 55 knots (102km/h). Press, 12 April 1984, Page 31
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