- Zeppelin - Wikipedia
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 | Definition, History, Hindenburg, Facts | Britannica
zeppelin, rigid airship of a type originally manufactured by Luftschiffsbau-Zeppelin, consisting of a cigar-shaped, trussed, and covered frame supported by internal gas cells
- Zeppelin History - The Worlds Greatest Airships
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship designed in the late 19th and in the early 20th century by the Count Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin They were made from rigid light-alloy skeleton; such is duralumin, constructed of rings and longitudinal girders
- What is a Zeppelin? (with pictures) - Historical Index
A zeppelin is a gas-filled, buoyant airship named after pioneer Ferdinand von Zeppelin (8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) He founded the first airship company, Luftschiffbau (Airship) Zeppelin, in 1908 after several prototypes had already successfully flown, starting with the LZ1 in 1900
- Airships, Dirigibles, Zeppelins, Blimps:Whats the Difference . . .
What is a Zeppelin? A zeppelin is a rigid airship manufactured by a particular company, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin of Germany (the “Zeppelin Airship Construction Company”), founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- The Transatlantic Zeppelins: A Golden Age of Air Travel
Transatlantic Zeppelins carried passengers in relative luxury between Germany and New York or Rio de Janeiro during the 1920s and 1930s The airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg crossed the Atlantic in two or three days, faster than contemporary ocean liners, but this brief golden era of air travel came to an abrupt and tragic end following the Hindenburg disaster in May 1937, when the
- Zeppelin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Zeppelin is a dirigible, which means it is a rigid airship, but can be moved around by itself It was developed by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, in the early 20th century The name Zeppelin is now used as a common name for all rigid airships Zeppelins were used in the First World War
- History of the Zeppelin | World of History
Zeppelin was inspired by the use of balloons during the American Civil War, where he observed tethered balloons being used for reconnaissance This sparked his interest in developing a more practical and controlled form of air travel, leading him to focus on the idea of creating a rigid airship
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