LZ 8

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LZ 8 "Germany II"
The airship "Deutschland" over Alleestrasse on May 7, 1911
LZ 8 in Düsseldorf was lost in May 1911

The Zeppelin LZ 8 "Germany II" was a commercial airship owned by the Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft ( DELAG ) at the beginning of the 20th century.

history

From the wreckage of the crashed Zeppelin LZ 7 "Germany" , all still usable parts were used for the construction of LZ 8 "Germany II". LZ 8 became identical to LZ 7.

LZ 8 was put into service on March 30, 1911 and used as a DELAG airship for domestic German passenger air traffic. The airship made 24 trips with 129 paying passengers for a total distance of 2379 km. The captain of LZ 8 was Hugo Eckener .

End of LZ 8

After only one and a half months of service, the zeppelin was pressed against the airship hangar on May 16, 1911 on the airfield in Düsseldorf and destroyed in the process.

Technical specifications

  • Carrying gas volume: 19,300 m³ hydrogen
  • Length: 148 m
  • Diameter: 14.0 m
  • Payload: 6.8 t
  • Drive: Three four-cylinder Daimler engines, each with 120 hp

literature

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

See also