Zeppelin LZ 29
| LZ 29 (Z X) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Imperial German Zeppelin LZ 29 (Z X) bombed Calais, France on the night of 21 February 1915 | |
| Role | M-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship |
| National origin | German Empire |
| Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
| Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
| First flight | 13 October 1914 |
| Retired | Crashed in St. Quentin, France, 21 March 1915 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 29 (Z X) was an M-class World War I Zeppelin.
Operational history
[edit]The airship participated in two attacks on Calais and Paris, dropping 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) of bombs. While returning from the 21 March 1915 raid Z X was damaged by enemy fire and crashed after a forced landing at Saint-Quentin. It was dismantled on ground after the crash. [1] [2]
Specifications (LZ 31 / M2-class zeppelin)
[edit]Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940,[3] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 16
- Capacity: 9,200 kg (20,283 lb) typical disposable load
- Length: 158 m (518 ft 4 in)
- Diameter: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) maximum
- Fineness ratio: 10.61
- Volume: 22,470 m3 (794,000 cu ft) in 18 gas cells
- Empty weight: 16,900 kg (37,258 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) maximum
- Useful lift: 26,100 kg (57,500 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Maybach C-X 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 130 kW (180 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 84 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn)
- Cruise speed: 80.5 km/h (50.0 mph, 43.5 kn)
- Range: 2,200 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,200 ft) static
Armament
- Guns: 4x machine-guns
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Robinson 1973, p. 333.
- ^ Powis 2017.
- ^ Brooks 1992, p. 333.
- ^ "The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918". Puget sound airship society. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
References
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- Brooks, Peter W. (1992). Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 72-77. ISBN 1560982284.
- Massie, Robert K. (2003). Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9781588363206.
- Powis, Mick (2017). The Defeat of the Zeppelins: Zeppelin Raids and Anti-Airship Operations 1916-18. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 9781526701497. - Total pages: 75
- Robinson, Douglas Hill (1973). Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295952499.
