Ed Gailliot's
Akron and Macon Hanger Bays. Hindenburg Passenger Decks and Akron
Air Dock in Ohio
Akron and Macon Hangar Bays
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| The builder pictured here with hi 1/32 scale scratch built hangar bay of the Akron and Macon. | Quarters of officers and sick bay at top.Hangar is still under construction at this point. |
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| Looking down on completed hangar. Sparrow hawk is ready to be lowered down on its trapeze. The "fuzzyness" of the image is due to the mesh that covers the hanger and living quarters. |
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| Looking forward with spare Sparrow hawk stored in port side corner. Enlisted men's quarters are to the left. The men had windows that looked out on the hangar so they could keep an eye on things. |
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| Note the remover wheels from one of the stored aircraft. They actually did this to save weight on the airplanes and thus increased their range and top speed! Since they only were meant to dock with the airships, no wheels were needed. | Here's a Sparrow hawk ready to launch. The Aircraft would be lowered first and then an electrical cable dropped to the pilot. The pilot would plug it in, start the engine, disconnect and then fly away! |
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Here a Sparrow hawk is halfway deployed by the trapeze. Note the tail clamp to keep plane steady. What a view it must have been. Great job Ed! -Matt |
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| Here is the skeleton put together. There are 11 arches and each arch is made up of 10 pieces. | Outer skin is being applied. Plans drawn up by Ed are visible in the bottom right. |
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| More panels added including the one with the window cutouts. | Clamshell doors are built and added. Both ends open. Here the hangar get it coat of paint. |
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The finished hangar with an end on view. The blimp gives it some scale. The Red and white tower is the nose crane to bring the ship safely in and out of the hanger. |
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Head on view of the passenger decks "A" and "B" on the Hindenburg. As usual with Ed's models, everything that is supposed to move, does! |
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Top down view of "B" deck. Shower, crews mess, and kitchen are on the left. Aft are the rest rooms, cocktail lounge, perser's office and the secure smoking room. |
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| Close up of dinning area. The door in the middle was the pantry that had a small elevator that brought food up from the kitchen. | Close up of lounge with mural painting of the around the world trip of the Graf Zeppelin. Baby grand piano is in the corner and next to that is the reading room. |
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