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== Dirigibles During the War ==
 
== Dirigibles During the War ==
  
The rigid airship, although a product of many strands of research and design, is most directly tied to German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the namesake of the Zeppelin Company that produced German airships.
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The rigid airship, although a product of many strands of research and design, is most directly tied to German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the namesake of the Zeppelin Company that produced German airships. Balloons as travel devices had existed earlier, but Zeppelin, during his time serving in both the German Army as well as the American Union during the American Civil War, wished to make the balloons 'dirigible,' meaning a steerable, powered craft. Although a military man by trade, Zeppelin conceived of the dirigible not as a war machine, but as a device "providing long-range transportation for the peaceful service of mankind" (Rosendahl 47). It was the rise of the first World War that prompted his invention to become linked to war.
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The use of airships, primarily by Germany, during World War I was met with respect and perhaps fear by the Allied forces. This is most evident in the post-war restrictions placed on German production of airships, as well as the growing expansion of airship production in America and Britain. Following WWI, Allies hoped to (and in many ways succeeded in) crippling Germany's power by forbidding the construction of German airships of ocean-going size. Many German airships used during the war were taken and divvied up by the Allied forces, most being destroyed in the process (Rosendahl 50).
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Although Germany eventually was able to return to airship production in a commercial sense, most importantly with the ''Graf Zeppelin'' completed in 1928, the long-range effects of the Allied blockade of German research into airships in immense. In fact, one of the possible reasons for the downfall of airships as a viable and more developed transportation in general is this "retarding influence of the Treaty" (Rosendahl 51).
  
 
== Dirigible Flying Experience ==
 
== Dirigible Flying Experience ==

Revision as of 13:31, 9 December 2010

OPENING: What is a dirigible? What is a passenger Dirigible? What is our Time Frame? What are we focusing in on? Major Themes/Conclusions?

Dirigibles During the War

The rigid airship, although a product of many strands of research and design, is most directly tied to German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the namesake of the Zeppelin Company that produced German airships. Balloons as travel devices had existed earlier, but Zeppelin, during his time serving in both the German Army as well as the American Union during the American Civil War, wished to make the balloons 'dirigible,' meaning a steerable, powered craft. Although a military man by trade, Zeppelin conceived of the dirigible not as a war machine, but as a device "providing long-range transportation for the peaceful service of mankind" (Rosendahl 47). It was the rise of the first World War that prompted his invention to become linked to war.

The use of airships, primarily by Germany, during World War I was met with respect and perhaps fear by the Allied forces. This is most evident in the post-war restrictions placed on German production of airships, as well as the growing expansion of airship production in America and Britain. Following WWI, Allies hoped to (and in many ways succeeded in) crippling Germany's power by forbidding the construction of German airships of ocean-going size. Many German airships used during the war were taken and divvied up by the Allied forces, most being destroyed in the process (Rosendahl 50).

Although Germany eventually was able to return to airship production in a commercial sense, most importantly with the Graf Zeppelin completed in 1928, the long-range effects of the Allied blockade of German research into airships in immense. In fact, one of the possible reasons for the downfall of airships as a viable and more developed transportation in general is this "retarding influence of the Treaty" (Rosendahl 51).

Dirigible Flying Experience

Relation to steamships

Luxury

General

The Graf

Graf Dining Room

The Hindenburg

The Menu aboard the Hindenburg

Empire State Building: Mooring Mast

ESB Under Construction

Dirigibles as Communicative Force

Travel: More than Point A to Point B

International Symbol of Peace: Death Machine to Luxury Machine

The Urbane

Bibliography

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