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How high could a Zeppelin fly in ww1?
21,000 feet
In February 1917, the Germans fielded the S Class of Zeppelins, called “Height Climbers” by the British because their operational ceiling was 16,500 feet and they could go as high as 21,000 feet, beyond reach of defending guns and airplanes.
What is the biggest airship ever built?
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg — officially designated LZ-129 Hindenburg — was the biggest commercial airship ever built, and at the time, the most technologically advanced. It was 245 meters (803.8 feet) in length and 41.2 m (135.1 feet) in diameter, according to Airships.net.
How many bombs could a Zeppelin hold?
On 28/29 July the first raid to include one of the new R-class Zeppelins, L31, took place. These were 660 ft (200 m) long, with a capacity of 2,000,000 cu ft (55,000 m3), powered by six engines, capable of operating at 13,000 ft (4,000 m) and could carry up to 4 long tons (4.1 t) of bombs.
Are airships bulletproof?
Unlike airplanes, helicopters, and drones it is essentially “bulletproof” in that it is unaffected by punctures. Unlike the Hindenburg, our airship is filled with helium, a non-flammable inert gas.
What fuel did Zeppelins use?
hydrogen
The airship was designed to be filled with helium gas but because of U.S. export restriction on helium, it was filled with hydrogen. Hydrogen is extremely flammable, and the official cause of the fire was due to a “discharge of atmospheric electricity” near a gas leak on the ship’s surface, according to History.com.
Was the Hindenburg bigger than the Graf Zeppelin?
101 and the Graf Zeppelin. The Hindenburg was larger than all of these ships, but was not built until 1938.
How fast can a Zeppelin fly?
84 mph
The Zeppelin reached a maximum speed of 84 mph and a cruising speed of 78 mph, according to History.com. 2. Why did the Hindenburg catch fire? The airship was designed to be filled with helium gas but because of U.S. export restriction on helium, it was filled with hydrogen.
How big is the Goodyear Blimp compared to the Hindenburg?
For comparison, the largest airships ever built, the Zeppelin company’s Hindenburg, LZ-129, and the Graf Zeppelin II, LZ-130, were both 804 feet (245 meters) long and 135 feet (41 meters) in diameter. That is, over four times as long and over twice as wide as the current Goodyear blimps.