Zeppelin: The Story of a Great Achievement
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About This Book
Written in 1922 by Harry Vissering, the director of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, Zeppelin recounts the life and work of Count Zeppelin (1838-1917). One of the first Americans to show interest in the building and operation of Zeppelin aircraft, Harry Vissering never met their namesake. Yet his remarkable book is a fitting tribute to the Count, who built 127 dirigibles during his lifetime. In addition to descriptive text, the book includes nearly 100 rare photographs and line drawings detailing the history, construction and operation of these remarkable craft. Born July 8, 1838, in Konstan...
Chapters (156)
- Zeppelin
- The Story of a Great Achievement
- FOREWORD
- CHAPTER I
- Zeppelin and His Airships
- An Officer in the American Union Army
- Zeppelin’s First Rigid Design
- Financing the First Zeppelin Company
- The First Zeppelin Flight
- The First Company Dissolved Through Lack of Funds
- Assisted by the King of Wurttemberg
- Handicapped by Motor Trouble
- Successful Trials with the Third Zeppelin
- The Government Becomes Interested
- Zeppelins for Commerce and War
- The Zeppelin Endowment
- The Beginning of the Zeppelin Organization
- Early Development and Flights
- Hailed as National Hero
- The New Construction Plant
- Military Value Proved by Commercial Operation
- Activities Early in the War
- Operations with the Fleet
- The Growth of the Zeppelins
- North Sea Patrol Flights
- Zeppelins Become Lighter and Stronger
- The Zeppelin Observation Car
- Anti-Aircraft Defenses Compel Zeppelins to Fly Higher
- Faster Zeppelins for Scouting
- Zeppelin Vision of World Transport
- His Will Carried Out After His Death
- The Record Flight of L-59
- 4225 Miles in Less than Four Days
- Larger Zeppelins More Powerful
- The Most Remarkable Scientific Development in the History of Aeronautics
- Seventy Percent Speed Increase
- Refinement in Design
- Eighty-Eight Zeppelins During the War
- One Hundred and Fifteen Zeppelins Built and Operated
- Scientific Comparison
- Efficiency Characteristics of Some of the Latest and Best Airships of All Nations
- CHAPTER II
- The Zeppelin Organization at the Time of Its Greatest Activity 1918-1919
- Many Subsidiary Companies
- The Construction Plants
- The Airship Factories
- The Hydrogen Plant
- Powerful Radio Station
- The Great Zeppelin Hangars
- The Potsdam Plant
- The Colossal Staaken Plant
- The Duralumin Works
- The Woodworking Factory
- The Maybach Motor Works
- Performance of Engines—1892-1918
- The Employment and Training System
- The Zeppelin-Maybach Gearless Car
- New Methods of Gas Bag Fabrication
- The Maag-Zeppelin Gear Works
- The Hangar Construction Company
- Zeppelin Production of Airplanes
- The Zeppelin-Dornier Metal Monoplanes
- Twenty-one Dornier Designs
- Zeppelin Builds Giant Airplanes
- The Airplane Works at Staaken
- Social Welfare Institutions of the Zeppelin Organizations
- CHAPTER III
- Operations of Commercial Zeppelins
- The First Air Transport Company
- Part of the Aviation Reserve
- Created the First Airship Harbor
- Like Land and Water Services
- The “Schwaben” Filled all Requirements
- Accommodations for Many Passengers
- Development of Adequate Hangars
- Many Long Commercial Flights
- Developed Airship Navigation
- Zeppelins Operated Safely
- Commercial Operations of the Zeppelin
- Trained Germany’s Airship Forces
- Commercial Operations Resumed
- The “Bodensee” an Improved Type
- Carried Thirty Passengers
- One Hundred and Three Flights in Ninety-Eight Days
- The “Nordstern” a Sister Ship
- CHAPTER IV
- The Zeppelin Organization and Facilities Today
- Research and Development Work Continues
- Zeppelin Able to Produce All Types
- Guaranteed Performance Based on Actual Experience
- Complete Airship Navigation Data Now Available
- Zeppelin Organization Equipped for New Conditions
- Two and a Half Days Trans-Atlantic Service Possible
- New York-Chicago Route Difficult but Practicable
- Many Engineering Problems Solved
- Zeppelin Now Aims to Increase Efficiency
- Commercial Operations Data Compiled
- The Public will Accept Airship Transportation Here as Abroad
- Zeppelin Ready to Participate in Development Throughout the World
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