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Zeppelin LZ 29

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

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

Operational history[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

• List of Zeppelins

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to LZ 29 / ZX.

• 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.