German Zepplingies

BY ROBERTO SALGADO IV, YEUNG ONE-

JAEGAR (NATIT NO KCATTA), THE BLACK
NINJA , DCONN, IAN OHHHHHCONNOR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Germany
Invented by Count Ferdinand von
Zeppelin
Started building it in
June, 1898
First flight was on July 2, 1900
HOW THE WEAPON WAS USED
Raid twice a month with the zeppelins
Carries 30 hours of fuel,8 bombs and 25
incendiary devices
Would bomb cities but usually destroy
only the buildings rather than killing the
people
Supposed to panic civilians rather than
creating innocent casualties
HOW THE WEAPON WAS USED PART 2
Designed to overpower British air-defence
Originally flown at a low altitude and it was
easy to shoot it down
Germans made it fly higher in order to
defend the aircraft
HOW IT CHANGED FIGHTING
TECHNIQUES
In response to the Zeppelin, the British
developed better anti-aircraft guns and
fighters
Fighters, of more powerful design, were
armed with new explosive and incendiary
ammunition
IMPACT ON WAR J.P
Became a solution to the reconnaissance
problem.
Gave the Germans a big advantage in the
combat of the war.
Allowed Germans to attack from the air
with bombs.
IMPACT ON WAR J.P
It became the greatest achievement of
the war.
So great in fact that under the Treaty of
Versailles the Germans were ordered to
hand over their zeppelins.
Instead they destroyed as many as they
could rather than let anyone else use
them.

PICTURE
WW1 vs Modern Day
ADVANTAGES OF THE ZEPPELIN
The advantages tended to come early in
the war, as they could carry a modest
bomb payload for a great distance
They were able to fly higher than
interceptor planes
In the dark they could sneak up on their
targets
ADVANTAGES PART 2
The enemies needed to develop
phosphorus tipped bullets to counter the
Zeppelins
This Incendiary Ammo was used to
penetrate the Zeppelins and burn them
They were quiet
DISADVANTAGES OF THE ZEPPELIN
Gas used to raise it up in the air was
made up of hydrogen
HYDROGEN IS A EXPLODABLE GAS
can be ignited by static electricity and
hot bullets
Zeppelins not very successful; death rate
was 40%

DISADVANTAGES PART 2
No Parachutes in Zeppelins in order to make
the Zeppelin lighter
Zeppelins not very successful; death rate
was 40%


IMPROVEMENTS
There were 3 main improvements on the
first Zeppelin (LZ-1) during WWI. The LZ-
2, LZ-3, & LZ-4
The LZ-2 had triangular girders which
improved on rigidity and strength
The LZ-3 & LZ-4 had large horizontal fins
and elevators which extended flight time
INTERESTING FACTS
Zeppelins were the first aircrafts used in
air raids.
German Dumplings, this is what it was
named after
HINDENBURG ZEPPELIN
Disaster in Lakehurst,NJ on May 6, 1937
This tragedy brought an end to the rigid
airship age
Thirty five people died when the
Hindenburg caught fire mid- air, came
crashing down, and exploded.
CITATIONS
http://www.firstworldwar.com/airwar/bombers_zeppelins.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/ww1/zeppelin_raids.htm
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/world-war-i-zeppelins/http://www.bbc.co.
uk/history/british/britain_wwone/invasion_ww1_01.shtml
http://www.airships.net/zeppelins
"Firstworldwar.com." First World War.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
http://www.military-history.org/articles/german-zeppelins-of-wwi.htm
http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster