Zeppelin LZ120 (type y) Bodensee
As World War I ended, the Zeppelin company quickly turned from
military airships to commercial products. The Bodensee returned to the
prewar model of a small short-range airship for interurban travel and
aerial tourism, but with all the technical advances learned during the
war. The Bodensee carried 21 passengers on a daily run from
Friederichafen and Berlin and back, plus aerial tours of Berlin.
Notes: Exact Areas rule. I used Radical Streamlining to match
historical airspeed of 80 mph. The generator in the passenger gondola
is a small windmill attached outside the gondola that generates power
from the airship's windstream. (100 lbs, 2 cf, $400) For simplicity, I
used one fuel tank and one gasbag in the Main Body instead of the
multiples in the real vehicle. Water for ballast is not added for
loaded weight.
Subassemblies: Bo (+10), Passenger Gondola (Po1, +4)), port and
starboard wing gondolas (Po2, Po3, +4), aft gondola (Po4,+4)
Body Features: Radical Streamlining
Propulsion and lift: TL5-6 194kW Aerial Props (Po2, Po3), TL5-6 384kW
Aerial Prop (Po4) . 1940 lbs motive thrust.
Instruments and Electronics: TL6 Communicator, Long Range, TL6
Navigation Instruments. (Po1)
Controls: Mechanical.
Crew Stations: Captain, Elevator Man, Rudder Man in roomy bridge
control stations, Radio Operator in roomy control station, 2 stewards
in normal control stations (Po1). 1 keel watch 1 sail maker in normal
control stations (Main body). 1 engineer in normal control station
(Po2), 1 engineer in normal control station (Po3), 2 engineers in
normal control stations (Po4), plus up to 4 more crew for extra watches.
Occupancy: Short. Passengers 21 in roomy seats with superior access
(Po1). Crew 16, with 8 normal seats and 4 hammocks (Main body). Two
toilets and Galley in Po1.
Power: 4 194kW TL6 HP Gasoline Engines (2 Po4, 1 Po2, 1 Po3). 1800kWs
TL6 Lead-Acid Battery (Po1), Generator (100lbs, 2 cf, $400, 1kW)
Fuel TL6 770 gal ultralight fuel tank (Main body), TL6 10 gal
ultralight fuel tank (Po2, Po3), TL6 20 gal ultralight fuel tank (Po4)
all filed with aviation gas. TL6 300 gal ultralight fuel tank (Bo) for
water ballast.
Access, Cargo: 4500 cf access, 60 cf cargo space (Bo). Bridge Space
and Superior Access in Po1. Engine access space, Po1, Po2, Po3.
Vol: Bo 995989, Po1 3275, Po2 330, Po3 330, Po4 659
Areas: Bo 59839, Po1 1323, Po2 287, Po3 287, Po4 454
Structure: TL6 super-light advanced
HP: Bo 8976, Po1 198, Po2, 43, Po3, 43, Po4 68
Armor PD2 DR2 metal advance (Po1-Po4). PD1 DR1 nonrigid Bo.
Vision: Good in Po4, Poor in Bo, Po1, Po2, Po3
Statistics: Empty Weight, 29914 Usual Payload, 15665, Loaded Weight
45579 lbs, 23 tons. Volume 1,000,583cf. Size Modifier +10. Price
477,065.2. HT 12
Aerial Performance: Stall Speed 0, Aerial Motive Thrust 1940 lbs.,
Aerodynamic Drag 1555, aTopspeed, 95 aMR 0.125, aSR 5, aDecel 0.5
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