1.Previous
3.Next

of transverse rings and longitudinal girders enclosing many individual gasbags or cells, which were filled with flammable hydrogen (H2) - the only practical lifting gas available to German engineers at the time. This structure allowed the craft to be much larger than non-rigid airships, which relied on the inflation of a single pressure envelope to maintain their shape. Most Zeppelins used duralumin for

1.Previous
3.Next