Count Zeppelin's airship made its first flight over Lake Constance (or Bodensee) in southern Germany on July 2, 1900. Courtesy Library of Congress 1899: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin receives a U.S.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH), founded in 1908 in Germany by Ferdinand von Zeppelin, was a pioneer company renowned for its ...

The Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen explores the engineering, design, and operational realities of airships, from rigid Zeppelin structures to the Hindenburg and modern developments.

Zeppelins are a relic now, and most people's interactions with airships of any kind consist of seeing the Goodyear Blimp at sporting events or as references in pop culture. After the Hindenburg ...

BEAUMONT - For the first time in 71 years, a Zeppelin will fly in the United States. The 246-foot airship arrived at the Port of Beaumont this weekend by sea from Europe. Sometime this week, after ...

The Zeppelin Company, founded in 1908 by Ferdinand von Zeppelin, was a pioneer company renowned for its airships and transoceanic commercial air service. This collection consists of three copies of a ...

1899: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin receives a U.S. patent for his rigid airship design. His name will soon become synonymous with this type of aircraft. Zeppelin, who received a German patent nearly ...