Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is a German company which, during the early 20th century, was a leader in the design and manufacture of rigid airships. The company was founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. 'Luftschiffbau' is a German word meaning building of airships. Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) is a type of business structure in Germany, similar to limited liability company in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Akron in flight, 2 November 1931 An airship is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin This page is about the German aviation pioneer, for other meanings, see Graf Zeppelin (disambiguation). ...

Count von Zeppelin had been building various guidable rigid airship prototypes from as early as 1899. For the first few years, finance for the research was supplied by the count himself, by private donations, and even a lottery. With the growing success of each flight, public interest also grew. In 1908, the 'Zeppelin LZ4' crashed during a high profile test flight. The failure was somewhat serendipitous, in that it caused a flood of public support. The ensuing donation campaign collected over 6 million German marks which was used to set up both 'Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH' and a Zeppelin foundation. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin manufactured many Zeppelin airships for both civilian and miliary use over then next few decades. However, with the rise of the Nazis in 1933, focus shifted to 'heavier than air' aircraft, due to their military superiority. By the onset of World War II, demand for the Zeppelins had waned. In fact most of the active vessels were decommissioned early in the war and salvaged for their precious aluminium. LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, the most travelled airship in history A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on an earlier design by David Schwarz. ... Look up Nazi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ...

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH still exists as of 2005, and is a major shareholder in the company ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG. which is developing the Zeppelin NT. Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A flying Zeppelin NT Zeppelin NT (Neuer Technologie, German for new technology) is an airship type that has been manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLG) in Friedrichshafen. ...

External Links

• The Zeppelin museum in Friedrichshafen
• Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH — The original company, now developing the Zeppelin NT
• US Centennial of Flight Commission — The Zeppelin