Powered by five Maybach V-12 engines, the Zeppelin had a cruising speed of seventy-five miles an hour. During its 590 flights, it flew more than one million miles and carried a total of 13,110 passengers. #WingWednesday#WinglessWednesdayThis tweet was posted on December 08, 2021.
The Zeppelin Company built and operated the Graf Zeppelin from Germany. Launched in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin measured 776 feet in length and 100 feet in diameter. The airship featured a duralumin skeleton with triangular girders and a single keel. #WingWednesday#WinglessWednesdayThis tweet was posted on December 08, 2021.
Within the frame were seventeen bays for hydrogen gas cells, within twelve of these bays, located below the hydrogen bags, were storage bags for Blau gas. The gas extended the range of the craft by nearly thirty hours of flying time. #WingWednesday#WinglessWednesdayThis tweet was posted on December 08, 2021.