Zeppelin LZ1

Zeppelin LZ1

The Zeppelin LZ 1 was the first truly successful experimental rigid airship. It was first flown from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen in southern Germany on 2 July 1900.

"LZ" stood for Luftschiff Zeppelin, or "Airship Zeppelin"

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