The very first Zeppelin produced, dubbed the LZ-1, or Luftschiff Zeppelin 1, looked promising when it was first built in 1899, but when it flew in 1900, it went over like a proverbial lead balloon.

(Credit: airships.net) The ship – called Luftschiff Zeppelin 1, or just LZ 1 – was completed in the winter of 1899 but von Zeppelin waited for warmer weather before he filled it with hydrogen ...

Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik is to produce a long-range version of its Zeppelin LZ N07 navigable airship for transcontinental tours. The German manufacturer has started work on a 125m (410ft)-long ...