Building the Fish

From Catfish to Airship Fish

Why is the airship named the Fish?

From Paladin’s own handwritten notes:

“After eating a fried catfish dinner at the Duck Inn Saloon, I noticed the fish bones had a shape that would make for a revolutionary flying machine.” And thus, the 5-part all-weather modular design dirigible was born. This was in 1870 in Texas.

The airship needed a lot of space, so it was built in five main sections. After it was constructed, it was dismantled and transported to the launch site a few hundred miles north. 

The airship was a flying laboratory to study altitude gases, surveying, photography mapping and passenger travel.

Airship Description

The design of the airship was ahead of its time.

900-foot-long rigid airframe. Five-part all-weather modular design dirigible.

Dirigible class: hammerhead-corvette

Lifting gas: 98% methane, 1% helium & 1% neon 9.9

Air number - VSVN-0

Passengers: 24 passengers maximum and 6 crew. Only 8 people and a dog were believed to be onboard during the maiden flight.

More data and drawings to be uploaded soon…