# TCDS TC 2: Goodyear Aircraft Corporation

- Type: Type certificate data sheet
- Status: Current
- Holder: Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
- Revision: 0
- Revised: October 25, 1948
- Product: Aircraft, Airship
- Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/7a/e8/7ae8a585ada9ffcacac4170730aae302efe87e1739f9eeea75b4b12297e6a152
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/84C462BCAA56EF56852567370062F140.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202

## Models (1)

As the data sheet lists them.

- GAC-K Airship (Navy ZNPK)

## What the data sheet says

This is OCR from the scanned FAA data sheet. OCR can misread letters and numbers.

```text
GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
MODELS: Goodyear Airship GAC-K (Navy ZNPK)
I.C. NUMBER: 2 (Approved 10/25/48)
Engines  2 P&W Wasp S3H-1-G (Navy R-1340-AN-2)
Fuel  80 minimum octane aviation gasoline
Engine limits  For all operations, 1950 rpm (375 hp)
Airspeed limits  Level flight or climb - 76 mph
Glide or dive - 76 mph
Propellers  2 Hamliame terandard 3977R or 34 Witch Settingdes
19.5 degrees (at 42"i sta.)
20.5 degrees (at 42" sta.)
11'6"  21.5 degrees (at 42" sta.)
Datum  .384 feet forward of Frame 6
Gross lift  26,970 Ibs.
crew
Fuel capacity  750 gallons (600 gallons usable)
Oil capacity  2 tanks 23 gallons each or 12 gallons each
Serial Nos. eligible  All GAC-K (Navy ZNPK) type with standard 425,000 cubic feet K-type
envelope and with control cars that have  been satisfactorily
modified.
Cert. basis  Type Certificate No. 2
NOTE 1.  Helium only to be used for lifting gas.
NOTE 2.  Placards  Pherds in ired ically operated if shut off valves.  required at  Flight Engineer's  all airships of this model
(a)  "Emergency - Oil shut-off valves"
(b)  "Caution - Always before starting engines hold switches momentarily In "On" positrone
```

## ADs (1, in force first)

- [AD 74-24-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-24-09): Auxiliary Power Units · Airbus BAC 1-11 200 Series, BAC 1-11 400 Series, Auxiliary Power Units and 63 more. Effective Nov 19, 1975

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