Goodyear ZWG

Goodyear ZWG
Role	Airship
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Designer	Goodyear
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	United States Navy

The Goodyear ZWG is classified as a ZW Airborne Early Warning Airship. The ZWG-1, designed specifically for the national early warning network mission, was ordered but was subsequently replaced by a much-modified ZPG design as the ZPG-3W.^[1]

Development

In 1947 The ZWG designation was added in the naming scheme for airships. ^[2] In 1955 there was increased interest in the use of nonrigid airships as part of the national early warningnetwork. The ZWG-1, designed specifically for this mission, was ordered but was subsequently replaced by a much-modified ZPG design as the ZPG-3W.^[3]

Specifications Goodyear ZWG

Related development

N class blimp

Notes

References

US tri-service airship designations post-1962

SZ-1/EZ-1 YEZ-2 MZ-3

USN non-rigid airship classes

A B C D E F G H J K L M N see also: K-1

Aircraft produced by Goodyear

Lighter-than-air

Company designations	RS-1 Type AD Type FA Type FB Type FC Type FD Type TZ Type U GZ-19 GZ-20 GZ-22

U.S. Navy designations	E class F class G class H class J class K class L class M class N class

Heavier-than-air

Military types	AO-2 Inflatoplane AO-3 Inflatoplane FG Corsair F2G Super Corsair GA-400R Gizmo

Civilian types	Duck Drake Inflatoplane

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