His Majesty's Airship R100 was a privately designed and built British rigid airship made as part of a two-ship competition to develop a commercial airship service for use on British Empire routes as part of the Imperial Airship Scheme. The other airship, the R101, was built by the British Air Ministry, but both airships were funded by the ...

Both the R.100 and R101 teams were the first to build airships in a more aerodynamic form than the traditional Zeppelin designs. British designers had always tried to improve the aerodynamic shape to aid efficiency compared to other contemporary ships, the R 80 being the case in point, being the most aerodynamic ship constructed to date.

2020年6月8日 · R100 made its maiden flight in the morning of 16 December 1929. After departing Howden at 07:53, it flew slowly to York then set course for the Royal Airship Works at Cardington, Bedfordshire, running on five engines since one of the engines had to be shut down because of a cracked water jacket, and completing the mooring process at 13:40.

2015年7月5日 · The R100's frame was constructed of just 11 standardized components, making its physical construction like a duraluminum lego. This simplification made engineering calculations easier, as well as construction. In addition, R100 pioneered the use of color-coded wiring as well, to simplify construction and troubleshooting.

2011年8月11日 · At a speed trial conducted on 16 January 1930, exactly one month after her maiden voyage, the R100 reached 130 km / hour, breaking the records and making her the fastest airship in the world. The R100 looked a little ungainly at top speeds. There were relatively few supports in the airship's infrastructure, so excessive speeds made the outer ...

The R100 airship was built as part of a British government programme to develop airships to provide passenger and mail transport between Britain and the countries of the British Empire, including India, Australia and Canada.

2017年3月21日 · Below is a collection of images and some deck plans I have found relating to the interior and passenger spaces of airships. These come from the British R100 and R101 and the Nazi LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, LZ 129 Hindenburg, and LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II.

Following the completion of the R101, the R100 followed closely on being a innovative and modern ship when compared to it's counterparts at the time. The daring decision to move way from the more traditional Zeppelin design lines were shown in the more oval, streamlined and aerodynamic shape of both the R100 and R101.

2014年3月29日 · The majestic airship, three times the size of a modern 747 jet, soon left Montreal with VIPs from Ottawa and headed out for a 24 hour tour of Ontario. Departing Montreal the R100 sailed west and under a bright moon, hovering quietly over the Nation’s Capital, arriving at approximately 9:50pm.

HM Airship R100 was a privately designed and built rigid airship, part of a competition to develop new techniques for a projected larger commercial airship for use on British Empire routes. The other airship, the R101, was built by the Air Ministry. …