LZ 8
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The airship "Deutschland" over Alleestrasse on May 7, 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.