TC-class blimp
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tc-class-blimp-178-8676864
title:
TC-class blimp
text:
The TC-3 and the TC-7 were the two United States Army Air Corps non-rigid blimps used for parasite fighter trials conducted in 1923–24. A single Sperry Messenger biplane was equipped with a skyhook to engage the temporary trapeze mounted to the control carriage of the blimp itself. The first successful docking was achieved on December 15, 1924. Despite the completely successful results of the program, the Army chose not to develop the concept further. It was the Navy which began the better-known
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of blimp
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TC-class_blimp
date created:
2005-10-08T20:10:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T16:27:42Z
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13
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