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A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ⓘ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 [1] and developed in detail in 1893. [2]
Not finished due to end of war, intended as L 73: LZ 117: Not finished due to end of war, intended as L 74: LZ 118: Never ordered Planned as L 75 with 68,500 m 3 (2,419,055 cu ft), 226 m (741 ft) long and six engines. LZ 119: Not realized Enlarged LZ 115 with 108,000 m 3 (3,813,984 cu ft) and ten engines. Construction planned for June 1919, but ...
Zeppelin "L 30" seen from the front Right gondola of Zeppelin "L 30". Zeppelin "L 30" (factory number "LZ 62") was the first R-class "Super Zeppelin" of the German Empire.It was the most successful airship of the First World War with 31 reconnaissance flights and 10 bombing runs carrying a total of 23,305 kg of bombs, [1] with the first ones targeting England, and the four final raids ...
Imagining Future War: The West's Technological Revolution and Visions of Wars to Come, 1880–1914. War, Technology and History. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security International. ISBN 978-0-275-98725-1. Faulknor, N.; Durrani, N. (2008). In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archaeology of the First Blitz. Stroud: Tempus Publishing (The ...
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; [1] 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s. He founded the company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin.
LZ 72 (navy designation L 31) was an R Class super-zeppelin belonging to the Imperial German Navy. It was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Mathy, an experienced commander, and took part in several raids over London during World War I. [1] It also participated in a reconnaissance role during the Sunderland raid of 19 August 1916. Its last ...
During the First World War, Zeppelins were employed as the first long distance strategic bombers, launching numerous raids upon Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom. Following Count von Zeppelin's death in 1917, control of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin fell to Dr. Hugo Eckener, an enthusiastic
The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was the lead ship in a class of two carriers of the same name ordered by the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany.She was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany and represented part of the Kriegsmarine ' s attempt to create a well-balanced oceangoing fleet, capable of projecting German naval power far beyond the narrow confines of the Baltic and North Seas.