Originally Posted by
treadigraph
Reading Shute's account of the transatlantic trip, I suffered testicular withdrawal at his description of people strolling along on the top of the envelope in flight. (Does a rigid airship have an envelope or have I forgotten the correct term?)
George Meager A.F.C - in his book
My Airship Flights usually describes/calls it the Outer Cover or just Cover,he was 1st Officer onboard R101 for the transatlantic flight (and very experienced on other Rigid and Non Rigid Ships).