The Goodyear ZWG is classified as a ZW Airborne Early Warning Airship. The ZWG-1, designed specifically for the national early warning network mission, was ordered but was subsequently replaced by a much-modified ZPG design as the ZPG-3W.[1]
| Goodyear ZWG | |
|---|---|
| Role | Airship |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Goodyear Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Goodyear |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
Development edit
In 1947 The ZWG designation was added in the naming scheme for airships.[2] In 1955 there was increased interest in the use of nonrigid airships as part of the national early warning network. The ZWG-1, designed specifically for this mission, was ordered but was subsequently replaced by a much-modified ZPG design as the ZPG-3W.[3]
Specifications Goodyear ZWG edit
General characteristics Performance
Related development N class blimp
Notes edit
- ^ "ZPG-3W Airship - United States Nuclear Forces".
- ^ "Airships - United States Nuclear Forces".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
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