Giant (airship)

Giant
General information
TypeSemi-rigid airship
National originRussian Empire
ManufacturerBaltic Shipyard
Designer
Alexander Kovanko, Athanasius Shabsky
Number built1
History
Manufactured1915
First flight1915

The Giant (Russian: Гигант) was a semi-rigid airship designed by engineers Alexander Kovanko and Athanasius Shabsky. It was the largest dirigible built in Russia. In subsequent years, no airships of this size were created. The largest airship built in Russia, the SSR W-6 (Osoaviakhim), had a volume of only 18 500 m3.