Airship LZ-42 Noctilucent

The LZ-42 Noctilucent is a massive Imperial Airship. At a length of 400 meters it completely dwarfs large airplanes such as the Antonov An-225 which is 84 meters or the Airbus A380 which is 72 meter. The same applies to the lifting capacity. The Anatov can lift 250 tons, while a C-5M Super Galaxy can lift 127 tons. A Skard class airship like the LZ-42 Noctilucent can lift a whopping 810 tons. That makes it more similar in lifting capacity to ships than airplanes.

• Length: 400 m
• Diameter: 67.2 m
• Volume: 867,000 m³
• Gross Lift: ~953.7 tons (using hydrogen)
• Operational Weight: ~143.6 tons
• Net Lifting Capacity (Cargo): ~810 tons
• Speed: 160 km/h)

The LZ-42 Noctilucent is commanded by commander Vorin Adlerkrantz, who is the head of the Imperial Norwegian airship fleet.

LZ-42 Noctilucent is the airship reoccuring in many of my Imperial Norway stories. It is featured in the following story:

Imperial Norway 2053 - Vieregg’s World

We follow a rescue mission composed of a sexist incompetent asshole, a busty redhead with an anger management problem, lead by a gruff sergeant from Northern Norway who cannot stand either of them. All to rescue a psychotic war criminal turned into a human milking cow. What could possibly go wrong?

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You can learn more about the reason for Imperial Norway using airships rather than airplanes in the technology section:

Technology of Imperial Norway 2053

Let us look at the common technology we surround ourselves with today and how it differs in the world of 2053.

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