LZ 9
The Zeppelin LZ 9 was the ninth airship of Count Zeppelin and the third airship of the German army .
history
LZ 9 made his first trip on October 2, 1911. After the conversion of the zeppelin from 21 October to 23 November 1911 (installation of an additional 8-meter-long gas cell segment), the airship was taken over by the army and got for the lost army airship Z II the Identification: Ersatz Z II. The army used Ersatz Z II as a school and training ship.
Its locations as an army airship were Baden-Oos , Cologne , Metz and Gotha .
End of LZ 9 / replacement Z II
The technically obsolete airship was scrapped on August 1, 1914.
Technical specifications
- Carrying gas volume: 16,500 m³ hydrogen
- Length: 132.0 m
- Diameter: 14.0 m
- Payload: 4.6 t
- Drive: three Maybach engines, each with 145 hp (107 kW)
- Speed: 21.7 m / s
After reconstruction:
- Carrying gas volume: 17,800 m³ hydrogen
- Length: 140.0 m
- Diameter: 14.0 m
- Payload: 6 t
See also
literature
- Peter Meyer: Airships - The History of the German Zeppelins. Wehr & Wissen, Koblenz / Bonn 1980.
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