The Graf Zeppelin landed back in Lakehurst, N.J., the morning of Aug. 29, 1929. Flying time for the around-the-world flight was 12 days, 12 hours and 13 minutes.

The Graf Zeppelin, designated LZ 127, was more like a flying ocean liner than an aircraft. The 776-foot long, 100-foot wide "Leviathan of the Skies," powered by five Maybach 12-cylinder engines ...

In 1928, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin launched the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin. This passenger blimp flew until 1937 and was the world's first commercial transatlantic passenger airship.

Graf Zeppelin had a design speed of thirty-five knots, which would have made it the fastest carrier ever built (although it’s not at all clear that the final ship could have made that speed).

The LZ130 Graf Zeppelin II was built as a flying model to a scale of 1:36. Since there was no kit for something that large, John Mellberg had to create his own plans.

The Graf Zeppelin’s Development Hit a Wall At the onset of World War II in September 1939, approximately 85 percent of the Graf Zeppelin was completed. Its projected finish date was in the ...