LZ 10

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LZ 10 "Swabia", 1911
LZ 10 during an ascent in Frankfurt-Rebstock, 1912
Advertisement for the first mail flight from Frankfurt a. M. in the Offenbacher Zeitung
Zeppelin airship "Schwaben" on a postcard, circa 1912
LZ 10 burned out in Düsseldorf

The Zeppelin LZ 10 "Schwaben" was a commercial airship of the Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft ( DELAG ) at the beginning of the 20th century.

history

LZ 10 was identical to the Zeppelin LZ 9 and was used as a DELAG airship for domestic German passenger air traffic. The airship LZ 10 "Schwaben" made its first flight on June 26, 1911. After the first take-off, some structural improvements were made to the airship and on July 16, 1911, LZ 10 went into service.

On July 20, 1911, LZ 10 got up with eight passengers and eight crew members for a trip to Switzerland. In sunny weather, the Zeppelin flew over Lucerne , Rigi , Zurich , Winterthur and Frauenfeld and then drove back to Lake Constance .

On June 12, 1912, the first official mail flight of the LZ 10 from Frankfurt a. M. via Offenbach am Main , Darmstadt , Worms , Mainz and back to Frankfurt. This flight was supposed to cost 300M for passengers and was advertised as a “unique and extremely interesting journey”. The second flight of this route took place on June 15, 1912 and was offered for 250 M.

LZ 10 carried 4354 passengers over a distance of 27,321 km during 224 trips. LZ 10 was the first aircraft with a steward on board. The "Swabians" had locations in Baden-Oos and, in constant change, in Gotha, Düsseldorf, Berlin-Johannisthal, Potsdam and Frankfurt am Main. Her captains were Hugo Eckener , Wilhelm Dörr and Georg Hacker , her steward was Heinrich Kubis .

End of LZ 10

On June 28, 1912, the zeppelin was crushed against the wall of the airship hangar there in a storm in Düsseldorf, caught fire and burned on the airfield.

Technical specifications

  • Carrying gas volume: 16,500 m³ hydrogen
  • Length: 132 m
  • Diameter: 14.0 m
  • Payload: 4.6 t
  • Drive: three Maybach engines with 145 hp (107 kW) each
  • Speed: 21.7 m / s (about 70 km / h)

See also

literature

  • Peter Meyer: Airships - The History of the German Zeppelins. Wehr & Wissen, Koblenz / Bonn 1980.

Web links

Commons : LZ 10 Schwaben  - Collection of images, videos and audio files