The around-the-world flight of the hydrogen-filled German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, was one of the ... but the old bus never missed a beat of her sturdy steel heart, and we arrived at Davenport ...

Graf Zeppelin navigator Max Prüß uses a sextant ... Duralumin was as strong as steel yet only one-third as heavy; even so, Graf contained 33 tons of this metal. There were 17 gas cells within ...

SAFELY stored in its home hangar at Friedrichshafen, Germany, the Graf Zeppelin, largest aircraft in existence and the world’s first commercial dirigible, rested after her record-breaking ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 1929 (UP) -- Swinging sharply to the south so that storms would not endanger its flight, the Graf Zeppelin was ... hours ago Japan's Nippon Steel finalizes purchase of ...

The LZ130 Graf Zeppelin II that hangs from the ceiling ... noting that he also drilled out lightening holes with a stainless-steel tube with a knife edge on the drill ends to reduce the weight ...

Summary and Top 4 Points: The Graf Zeppelin, Germany’s first aircraft carrier, was laid down in 1936 but never entered service due to internal disputes, skepticism, and war priorities.

Aug. 26, 1929: Tens of thousands showed up at Los Angeles Municipal Airport to witness the arrival from Germany of the Graf Zeppelin, one of several stops on the giant airship’s round-the-world ...

Film which uses the letters and diaries of passenger Lady Grace Drummond-Hay and archival footage to document the Graf Zeppelin airship's circumnavigation of the globe in 1929. Show more In 1929 ...

A NEW Zeppelin airship, LZ-129, is now nearing completion in Germany (Science Service, June 6), and if satisfactory will be put into service as a sister ship to the Graf Zeppelin, now operating ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After completing the first ever transatlantic airship flight in ...