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Zeppelin: the Story of the Zeppelin Airships
Hans G. Knausel
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Description for Zeppelin: the Story of the Zeppelin Airships
Num Pages: 189 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 256 x 19. Weight in Grams: 814.
On July 2, 1900, Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin made the first ascent in an airship of his own design. The flight was initially viewed with skepticism, however public opinion changed after the destruction of his fourth airship at Echterdingen. Zeppelin received so many donations that not only was he able to found his own companies for the purpose of building airships, but also production facilities for the development and manufacture of engines, transmissions, shells, gas cells, airship hangars and even the construction of aircraft. All of these companies enjoyed a tremendous upswing during the First World War. After the war the ... Read more
On July 2, 1900, Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin made the first ascent in an airship of his own design. The flight was initially viewed with skepticism, however public opinion changed after the destruction of his fourth airship at Echterdingen. Zeppelin received so many donations that not only was he able to found his own companies for the purpose of building airships, but also production facilities for the development and manufacture of engines, transmissions, shells, gas cells, airship hangars and even the construction of aircraft. All of these companies enjoyed a tremendous upswing during the First World War. After the war the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764344787
SKU
V9780764344787
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99-50
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