Holden Airship

The Holden Airship is a promotional gimmick operated by Holden (GM Holden Ltd), an Australian 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).

pecifications

aircraft specification

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=One (5 passengers)
length main=54.3 m
span main=14 m
height main=16.8 m
volume main=4,822,285 m3
empty weight main=
loaded weight main=
maximum lift=5,584 kg
max takeoff weight main=
engine (prop)=2 x Lycoming IO-360-B1G6
type of prop=constant speed, variable pitch, fully reversible
number of props=2
power main=
max speed main=84 km/h
cruise main=74 km/h
range main=400 km
ceiling main=
climb rate main=425 m/min
loading main=
power/mass main=

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 LEDs
* Internal illumination from two 1kW lights for night operation.

External links

* [http://www.holdenairship.com/ Holden Airship] - official site
* [http://www.holdenburg.com/ Photos] - 3rd Party tracking and photo site

References

*see official web site