Zeppelin airships
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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.
Aliases (8)
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighter-than-air aircraft
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rigid airship → |
| countryOfOrigin |
German Empire
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| declineCause |
Hindenburg disaster
→
competition from airplanes → economic factors of 1930s → |
| designFeature |
external gondola for crew and passengers
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multiple internal gas cells → streamlined cigar-shaped hull → tail fins for stability → |
| developedBy |
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
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| eraOfProminence |
early 20th century
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interwar period → |
| firstFlight |
LZ 1
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| firstFlightDate |
1900-07-02
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| frameworkMaterial |
aluminium
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| gasCellsFilledWith |
hydrogen
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| heritageOrganization |
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
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| inception |
1900
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| influenced |
later airship designs
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| namedAfter |
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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| notableModel |
LZ 10 Schwaben
→
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
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Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-AG → German Army → Imperial German Navy → |
| operationalCeiling |
high altitude for era
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| primaryPropulsion |
internal combustion engines
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| rangeCharacteristic |
long-range capability
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| safetyIssue |
flammability of hydrogen
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| speedCharacteristic |
relatively slow speed
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| structuralType |
rigid framework
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| symbolized |
German technological prowess
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modernity in early aviation → |
| typicalUse |
aerial observation
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luxury travel → mail transport → naval patrol → transatlantic flights → |
| usedDuringConflict |
World War I
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World War II → |
| usedFor |
military reconnaissance
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passenger transport → propaganda → strategic bombing → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Zeppelin Field
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Zeppelinfeld → |
namedAfter |
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Harold Saxon
("Valiant (UNIT airship)")
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associatedWith |
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Hangar One
("United States Navy airship program")
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builtFor |
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The Age of Steel
("Zeppelin")
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features |
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Zeppelin airships
("LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin")
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notableModel |
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Wilhelm Maybach
("Zeppelin airship engines")
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notableWork |
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Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
("Nobile's Italia airship expedition")
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relatedTo |
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Imperial German Army Air Service
("Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeug (giant bomber)")
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usedAircraft |
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Reginald Warneford
("Zeppelin LZ 37")
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victoryTarget |