Zeppelin airships

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lighter-than-air aircraft rigid airship

Zeppelin airships are large rigid airships, pioneered in Germany in the early 20th century, that became iconic for their use in passenger travel, military operations, and propaganda before and during the World Wars.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Zeppelin	9
Zeppelin airships canonical	8
German Navy Zeppelin	1
German Zeppelin fleet	1
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin	1
LZ-series airships	1
Nobile's Italia airship expedition	1
United States Navy airship program	1
Valiant (UNIT airship)	1
ZRS stands for rigid airship, scouting	1
Zeppelin LZ 37	1
Zeppelin LZ series	1
Zeppelin airship engines	1
Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeug (giant bomber)	1
Zeppelins	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lighter-than-air aircraft ⓘ rigid airship ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	German Empire ⓘ
declineCause	Hindenburg disaster ⓘ competition from airplanes ⓘ economic factors of 1930s ⓘ
designFeature	external gondola for crew and passengers ⓘ multiple internal gas cells ⓘ streamlined cigar-shaped hull ⓘ tail fins for stability ⓘ
developedBy	Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ⓘ
eraOfProminence	early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
firstFlight	LZ 1 ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1900-07-02 ⓘ
frameworkMaterial	aluminium ⓘ
gasCellsFilledWith	hydrogen ⓘ
heritageOrganization	Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen ⓘ
inception	1900 ⓘ
influenced	later airship designs ⓘ
namedAfter	Ferdinand von Zeppelin ⓘ
notableModel	LZ 10 Schwaben ⓘ Zeppelin airships self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg ⓘ LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II ⓘ LZ 18 Sachsen ⓘ LZ 37 ⓘ LZ 38 ⓘ LZ 4 ⓘ LZ 59 ⓘ LZ 70 ⓘ
operatedBy	DELAG ⓘ Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ⓘ surface form: Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-AG German Army ⓘ Imperial German Navy ⓘ
operationalCeiling	high altitude for era ⓘ
primaryPropulsion	internal combustion engines ⓘ
rangeCharacteristic	long-range capability ⓘ
safetyIssue	flammability of hydrogen ⓘ
speedCharacteristic	relatively slow speed ⓘ
structuralType	rigid framework ⓘ
symbolized	German technological prowess ⓘ modernity in early aviation ⓘ
typicalUse	aerial observation ⓘ luxury travel ⓘ mail transport ⓘ naval patrol ⓘ transatlantic flights ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
usedFor	military reconnaissance ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ propaganda ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeppelin Field → namedAfter → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

Imperial German Army Air Service → usedAircraft → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeug (giant bomber)

Reginald Warneford → victoryTarget → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin LZ 37

Hangar One → builtFor → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy airship program

Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition → relatedTo → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nobile's Italia airship expedition

Wilhelm Maybach → notableWork → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin airship engines

Zeppelin airships → notableModel → Zeppelin airships self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin

Harold Saxon → associatedWith → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valiant (UNIT airship)

The Age of Steel → features → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nuremberg → namedAfter → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

subject surface form: Zeppelinfeld

Zeppelinfeld → namedAfter → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

Destruction of Zeppelin LZ 37 → airshipType → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Navy Zeppelin

USS Macon (ZRS-5) → designationMeaning → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZRS stands for rigid airship, scouting

Friedrichshafen → associatedWithCompany → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

Lake Constance region → historicallyAssociatedWith → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

Maybach → historicallySuppliedEnginesFor → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelins

Ferdinand von Zeppelin → knownFor → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin → product → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: LZ-series airships

LZ 1 → airshipType → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

DELAG → usesVehicleType → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

LZ 4 → airshipType → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

LZ 10 Schwaben → designFamily → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

LZ 70 → airshipType → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen → dedicatedTo → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen → namedAfter → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

LZ 18 Sachsen → airshipClass → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin LZ series

LZ 38 → airshipType → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

LZ 37 → airshipClass → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeppelin

LZ 37 → partOf → Zeppelin airships ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Zeppelin fleet