Royal Navy C23 Coastal Airship, c 1917.

Model of C-type airship, C.23.

Model of C (Coastal) type non-rigid Airship, C.23. Mostly powered by 150 hp Sunbeam engines, those that survived the war were scrapped in 1919. The C23 was 200 feet long and had an envelope capacity of 170,000 cu.ft. A close up with a side view of the gondola and propulsion system fashioned from two Avro 504 fuselage sections.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1923-687
Materials:
fabric and not known
Measurements:
Dimensions entered
type:
aeroplanes, aircraft, airships and military aircraft
credit:
Imperial War Museum