Baldwin No. 9 California Arrow II

 

The No. 9, the "Baldwin-9" followed in 1909. Number 9, was an "Exhibition airship".

 

In the Baldwin design, this girder-gondola framework was made of bamboo, Oregon spruce, and metal. The "square" frames of the skeleton are 1 meter apart and the No 9 has 24.

 

In 1909, Baldwin built the No. 10 for George L. Tomlinson, a wealthy industrialist and aviator. The d'Orcy Airship Manual says the Tomlinson airship was a "Baldwin-9 type." According to the d'Orcy Airship Manual, the major difference between the Baldwin-9 and the Tomlinson (Baldwin 10) was a barely perceptible "0.6 m" difference in gas-bag diameter.

 

The Tomlinson and the Baldwin-9 particiated in the Hudson-Fulton Celebratin of Summer 1909.

 

Works No: 9

Year: 1909

Length: 58 ft / 26.2 m

Diameter: 6.1 m

Volume: 530 cu.m

Engine: Curtiss, 20 hp

Speed: 35 kph

 

Works No: 10

Name: Tomlinson

Year: 1909

Length: 26.2 m

Beam: 5.5 m

Volume: 500 cu.m

Engine: 20 hp

Speed: 36 kph