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    The Sky Giants of Germany
    The Sky Giants of Germany
    Zeppelins were massive rigid airships that dominated the skies in the early 20th century. They were named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who pioneered their development.
    Principal characteristics

    The principal feature of the Zeppelin's design was a fabric-covered, rigid metal framework of transverse rings and longitudinal girders enclosing a number of individual gasbags. This allowed the craft to be much la… See more

    History

    Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's interest in airship development began in 1874, when he was inspired by a lecture given by Heinrich von Stephan on the subject of "World Postal Services and Air Travel" to outline the … See more

    Cultural influences

    Zeppelins have been an inspiration to music, cinematography and literature. The 1930 movie Hell's Angels, directed by Howard Hughes, features an unsuccessful Zeppelin raid on London during World War I. In 1934, th… See more

    Modern era

    Since the 1990s Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, a daughter enterprise of the Zeppelin conglomerate that built the original German Zeppelins, has been developing Zeppelin "New Technology" (NT) airships. These vessels ar… See more

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