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ОглавлениеAn Officer in the American Union Army
Financing the First Zeppelin Company
The First Company Dissolved Through Lack of Funds
Assisted by the King of Wurttemberg
Successful Trials with the Third Zeppelin
The Government Becomes Interested
Zeppelins for Commerce and War
The Beginning of the Zeppelin Organization
Military Value Proved by Commercial Operation
Zeppelins Become Lighter and Stronger
Anti-Aircraft Defenses Compel Zeppelins to Fly Higher
Zeppelin Vision of World Transport
His Will Carried Out After His Death
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
Eighty-Eight Zeppelins During the War
One Hundred and Fifteen Zeppelins Built and Operated
Efficiency Characteristics of Some of the Latest and Best Airships of All Nations
The Zeppelin Organization at the Time of Its Greatest Activity 1918-1919
Performance of Engines—1892-1918
The Employment and Training System
The Zeppelin-Maybach Gearless Car
New Methods of Gas Bag Fabrication
The Hangar Construction Company
Zeppelin Production of Airplanes
The Zeppelin-Dornier Metal Monoplanes
Zeppelin Builds Giant Airplanes
Social Welfare Institutions of the Zeppelin Organizations
Operations of Commercial Zeppelins
The First Air Transport Company
Created the First Airship Harbor
The “Schwaben” Filled all Requirements
Accommodations for Many Passengers
Development of Adequate Hangars
Commercial Operations of the Zeppelin
Trained Germany’s Airship Forces
The “Bodensee” an Improved Type
One Hundred and Three Flights in Ninety-Eight Days
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