Designed in 1919, the J-type were to be improvements upon the D-type. Improvements included a smaller envelope (174,800 cu ft), more powerful engines, a new, simple boat style control car capable of water landings and a single ballonet to reduce weight as tried in the H-1. Two airships, designated J-1 and J-2, were ordered. J-1 first flew 31 August 1922 at Wingfoot Lake. The J-1 was operated at Hampton Roads until airship operations there were terminated in 1924. From May 1924 the J-1 served at Lakehurst, and was at that time the Navy's only active blimp. Due to the single ballonet, the J-1 proved difficult to handle. J-1 was retired in August 1924. J-2 was cancelled due to the failure of the single ballonet J-1, with the car being stored at the Naval Aircraft Factory.
J-3 was assembled from an Army TC type envelope and control car, modified to suit the Navy. Instrumentation came from the J-1. The J-3 first flew 12 October 1926. Lakehurst was the only naval air station which the J-3 served at. Its role was to train crews for the ZR-3 and ZRS-4 and 5. The J-3 was lost on April 4, 1933, during a forced landing while searching for survivors of the Navy rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) with the loss of 2 out of the blimp's crew of 7.[1] Rescue was made by a United States Coast Guard and New York Police Department amphibians. J-4 utilized the J-2 control car, modified by enclosing it, and a TC-type envelope. It was test flown in November 1927. The J-4 served as a trainer at Lakehurst until it was sent to Sunnyvale in the summer of 1933. After the Army took over Sunnyvale, the J-4 was returned to Lakehurst in May 1935. The J-4 was stricken from the Navy registry in March 1940.
The J-class blimps were equipped with a control car that was suspended externally from the envelope. Utilizing helium for lift, the envelope capacity was 210,000 cu ft (5,900 m3). Two radial engines powered the blimp.
^"David e. Cummins, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy". March 2024.
Shock, James R. (2001). U.S. Navy Airships 1915-1962. Edgewater, Florida: Atlantis Productions. ISBN0-9639743-8-6.
January 01, 1970
class, blimp, were, rigid, airships, designed, navy, bureau, aeronautics, goodyear, tire, rubber, company, early, 1920s, navy, class, navy, role, patrol, airship, manufacturer, goodyear, zeppelin, corporation, first, flight, august, 1922, retired, 1940, primar. The J class blimps were non rigid airships designed by the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics and Goodyear Tire amp Rubber Company in the early 1920s for the US Navy J class NAVY J 4 Role Patrol airship Manufacturer Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation First flight 31 August 1922 Retired 1940 Primary users US NavyUS Army Number built 3 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operators 3 Specifications J 3 and J 4 4 See also 5 ReferencesDesign and development editDesigned in 1919 the J type were to be improvements upon the D type Improvements included a smaller envelope 174 800 cu ft more powerful engines a new simple boat style control car capable of water landings and a single ballonet to reduce weight as tried in the H 1 Two airships designated J 1 and J 2 were ordered J 1 first flew 31 August 1922 at Wingfoot Lake The J 1 was operated at Hampton Roads until airship operations there were terminated in 1924 From May 1924 the J 1 served at Lakehurst and was at that time the Navy s only active blimp Due to the single ballonet the J 1 proved difficult to handle J 1 was retired in August 1924 J 2 was cancelled due to the failure of the single ballonet J 1 with the car being stored at the Naval Aircraft Factory J 3 was assembled from an Army TC type envelope and control car modified to suit the Navy Instrumentation came from the J 1 The J 3 first flew 12 October 1926 Lakehurst was the only naval air station which the J 3 served at Its role was to train crews for the ZR 3 and ZRS 4 and 5 The J 3 was lost on April 4 1933 during a forced landing while searching for survivors of the Navy rigid airship USS Akron ZRS 4 with the loss of 2 out of the blimp s crew of 7 1 Rescue was made by a United States Coast Guard and New York Police Department amphibians J 4 utilized the J 2 control car modified by enclosing it and a TC type envelope It was test flown in November 1927 The J 4 served as a trainer at Lakehurst until it was sent to Sunnyvale in the summer of 1933 After the Army took over Sunnyvale the J 4 was returned to Lakehurst in May 1935 The J 4 was stricken from the Navy registry in March 1940 The J class blimps were equipped with a control car that was suspended externally from the envelope Utilizing helium for lift the envelope capacity was 210 000 cu ft 5 900 m3 Two radial engines powered the blimp Operators edit nbsp United States United States Army As TC Class Blimps United States NavySpecifications J 3 and J 4 editGeneral characteristics Crew 5 6 Length 196 ft 0 in 59 76 m Diameter 44 ft 6 in 13 57 m Height 58 ft 0 in 17 68 m Volume 210 600 cu ft 5 964 m3 Useful lift 4 600 lb 2 087 kg Powerplant 1 Union 130 hp 97 kW Performance Maximum speed 60 mph 96 km h 52 kn Cruise speed 46 mph 74 km h 40 kn Range 970 mi 1 556 km 840 nmi Endurance 52 hours Service ceiling 8 000 ft 2 439 m See also editRelated lists List of airships of the United States Navy List of airship accidentsReferences edit David e Cummins Lieutenant Commander United States Navy March 2024 Shock James R 2001 U S Navy Airships 1915 1962 Edgewater Florida Atlantis Productions ISBN 0 9639743 8 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J class blimp amp oldid 1221998834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
