Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, c. 1910
Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, c. 1910, developed and tested a successful German airship in 1908. His 1895 patent described a rigid aluminum framework covered in a fabric envelope. It had multiple internal gas cells, controls, engines, and a rigid gondola. His airships were used in WW1 for observation and aerial bombing
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13122334
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
