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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 ...
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]
German airships attack Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 1915 (illustration by W. Malchin). A German air campaign of the First World War was carried out against Britain.After several attacks by seaplanes, the main campaign began in January 1915 with airships.
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.
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 ...
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
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 ...
Zeppelin LZ 55 (Army tactical number LZ 85) was a P-class Zeppelin of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was shot down by the old British pre-dreadnough battleship HMS Agamemnon in 1916 during Salonika campaign. Reconstructed wreckage of LZ 55, next to the White Tower