From the April 29, 1933, issue
By Science News
LEAVING THE NEST
While dredges grappled with her sister ships twisted girders and soaked fabric in the watery Atlantic grave off Barnegat Light, the Macon took to the air. The front cover presents the new queen of the skies as she appeared before being “walked” from the huge Akron air dock for the first trial flight.
The photograph is a study in superlatives. The end of the air dock, through which the Macon is exposed, is 325 feet wide and 200 high. Its length is 1,175 feet. Even the worlds largest airship is dwarfed in this structure. The Macon has an overall length of 785 feet, overall height of 146 feet, and a 6,500,000 cubic-foot gas capacity.