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The Holden Airship is a promotional gimmick operated by Holden ( GM Holden Ltd ), an Australia n car manufacturer. The lightship ( American Blimp A-170 ) is painted in the distinctive red and white Livery of Holden and is flown at various outdoor events, such as Tertiary Open Day in Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , on 25 August 2007 (see picture).


SPECIFICATIONS

  plane Or Copter plane
  jet Or Prop prop
  crew One (5 passengers)
  length Main 543 m
  span Main 14 m
  height Main 168 m
  volume Main 4,822,285 m3
  maximum Lift 5,584 kg
  engine (prop) 2 x Lycoming IO-360-B1G6
  type Of Prop constant speed, variable pitch, fully reversible
  number Of Props 2
  max Speed Main 84 km/h
  cruise Main 74 km/h
  range Main 400 km
  climb Rate Main 425 m/min



Lifting agent

  • Helium - approximately 5 million litres

    • Gondola

  • length 8.0 m (cabin 5.5 m)

  • width 6.2 m (cabin 1.5 m)

  • height 3.3 m (cabin 2.0 m)

    • Lightsign

  • length 21.3 m

  • height 9.1 m

  • diagonal 914 inch

  • illumination 369,600 LED s

  • Internal illumination from two 1kW lights for night operation.



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REFERENCES

  • see official web site