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The Ray Airship was designed by Ralph W. Yelli, a civil engineer from Los Angeles, California. Yelli worked on his design during the late 1920s and early 1930s, but it appears that the airship never progressed past the model/concept design. The airship was designed to transport 100 passengers between Los Angeles and New York.

 Identifier

NASM.2009.0011

Creator

Yelli, Ralph W.

Date

bulk 1929-1935

Provenance

Steve Troncale, Gift, 2009

Extent

14 Cubic feet ((1 box) .)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a prospectus including the following types of material all relating to Ralph W. Yelli's Ray Airship: blueprints, specifications, cost analysis, revenue estimates, letters of endorsements, and two photographs of a model of the airship.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

Ray Airship Prospectus, Accession 2009-0011, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airships

Ray Airship

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Prospectuses

Photographs