Hindenburg 2016 page 3 by ric Gustafson
In 1886, Gottlieb Daimler perfected the first gasoline engine. This new technology made airship travel more of a reality. Inventors in both France and Germany tried to be the first to build a practical airship. Count Zeppelin worked hard on developing a framework strong enough to support a cover and light enough crew, weapons and cargo.
In 1898, Zeppelin and aluminum maker Carl Berg started their own airship construction company. They began putting up aluminum girders for their first airship. It was to be called LZ 1. In July 1901, The LZ1 rose up from the water of Lake Constance. Zeppelin was impressed but not the German military.
In November of 1905, LZ2 was ready to launch. A tow rope broke so the flight had to be aborted. In January of 1906, the cooling system failed and the airship went dead. In October of 1906, LZ 3 took flight. In August of 1908, the LZ4 took to the air. The following month, the Zeppelin Company was born. In June of 1910, LZ7 nicknamed the Deutschland was caught in a major thunderstorm and plummeted to the ground. In May of 1911, LZ8 nicknamed the Deutschland 2. In the summer of 1911, the LZ10 nicknamed the Schwaben made a least one hundred flights without incidents.
research help: ' Hindenburg an illustrated history' by Rick Archbold
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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