Zeppelin LZ 29

LZ 29 (Z X)
Imperial German Zeppelin LZ 29 (Z X) bombed Calais, France on the night of 21 February 1915
General information
Type	M-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
Designer	Ludwig Dürr
Primary user	Imperial German Navy
Number built	1
History
First flight	13 October 1914
Retired	Crashed in St. Quentin, France, 21 March 1915

The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 29 (Z X) was an M-class World War I Zeppelin.

Operational history

The airship participated in two attacks on Calais and Paris, dropping 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) of bombs. While returning from the 21 March 1915 raid Z X was damaged by enemy fire and crashed after a forced landing at Saint-Quentin. It was dismantled on ground after the crash. ^{[1] [2]}

Specifications (LZ 31 / M2-class zeppelin)

Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940, ^[3] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918 ^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 16
• Capacity: 9,200 kg (20,283 lb) typical disposable load
• Length: 158 m (518 ft 4 in)
• Diameter: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) maximum
• Fineness ratio: 10.61
• Volume: 22,470 m³ (794,000 cu ft) in 18 gas cells
• Empty weight: 16,900 kg (37,258 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) maximum
• Useful lift: 26,100 kg (57,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Maybach C-X 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 130 kW (180 hp) each
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 84 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn)
• Cruise speed: 80.5 km/h (50.0 mph, 43.5 kn)
• Range: 2,200 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,200 ft) static

Armament

• Guns: 4x machine-guns

See also

• List of Zeppelins

Notes

1. Robinson 1973, p. 333.
2. Powis 2017.
3. Brooks 1992, p. 333.
4. "The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918". Puget sound airship society. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

References

• Brooks, Peter W. (1992). Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940 . Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp.  72-77. ISBN   1560982284.
• Massie, Robert K. (2003). Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN   9781588363206.
• Powis, Mick (2017). The Defeat of the Zeppelins: Zeppelin Raids and Anti-Airship Operations 1916-18. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN   9781526701497.- Total pages: 75
• Robinson, Douglas Hill (1973). Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship. University of Washington Press. ISBN   9780295952499.