Detroit ZMC-2
| ZMC-2 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Metal-clad airship |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Detroit Aircraft Corporation |
| Status | Scrapped |
| Primary user | U.S. Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1926–29 |
| First flight | August 19, 1929 |
| Retired | 1941 |
The ZMC-2 (Zeppelin Metal Clad 200,000 cubic foot capacity) was the only successfully operated metal-skinned airship ever built. Constructed at Naval Air Station Grosse Ile by The Aircraft Development Corporation of Detroit, the ZMC-2 was operated by the United States Navy at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, from 1929 until its scrapping in 1941. While at Lakehurst it completed 752 flights, and logged 2265 hours of flight time.