Zeppelin facts for kids
For the English rock group, see Led Zeppelin.
A Zeppelin is a type of airship. It is a dirigible, which means it is rigid airship, but can be directed. It was developed by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, in the early 20th century. The name Zeppelin is now used as a common name for all airships. Zeppelins were used in the First World War. In the Second World War the Nazis largely used them for propaganda purposes.
One of the most well-known Zeppelins was the LZ 129 Hindenburg, which caught fire on May 6, 1937, during a landing after a non-stop trip from Germany to New Jersey in the United States. Another, the LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin was still in use after this disaster although some modifications had to be made after the disaster. After the Second World War and the fall of the Nazis in Germany, Zeppelins were not used anymore. Plans exist to use Zeppelins to lift heavy weights. Sometimes, they are also used as tourist attractions, or for advertising.
Images for kids
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The USS Los Angeles, a United States Navy airship built in Germany by the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (Zeppelin Airship Company)
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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The first flight of LZ 1 over Lake Constance (the Bodensee) in 1900
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Zeppelin LZ 4 with its multiple stabilizers, 1908
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Wreckage of LZ 4
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LZ 7 Deutschland
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A monument near Bad Iburg commemorating the 1910 LZ 7 crash
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LZ 18 (L 2)
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German zeppelin bombs Liège WWI
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Wreckage of Zeppelin L31 or L32 shot down over England 23 Sept 1916.
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A Zeppelin flying over SMS Seydlitz
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British First World War poster of a Zeppelin above London at night
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A commemorative plaque at 61 Farringdon Road, London
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Zeppelin flagstone, Edinburgh
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Section of girder from Zeppelin shot down in England in 1916. Now at NPL
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The observation car preserved at the Imperial War Museum
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The Bodensee 1919
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ZR-3 USS Los Angeles over southern Manhattan
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Graf Zeppelin under construction
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The Graf Zeppelin
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US Air Mail 1930 picturing Graf Zeppelin
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The Hindenburg on fire in 1937
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Zeppelin NT
