Zeppelin (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Story of a Great AchievementBy Harry Vissering
Length2h 26m
About this audiobook
Harry Vissering's Zeppelin is a concise yet expansive account of the rigid airship as both engineering triumph and cultural symbol. Blending technical exposition, historical narrative, and the elevated prose characteristic of early aviation writing, the book situates Count Zeppelin's invention within the broader modern fascination with flight, speed, and mechanical mastery. Its pages move between design principles, daring voyages, and the public imagination that made the Zeppelin an emblem of twentieth-century possibility. Vissering wrote from the perspective of a modern observer deeply impressed by aviation's transformative promise. As an American businessman and traveler attentive to technological progress, he approached the Zeppelin not merely as a machine but as evidence of disciplined invention, national ambition, and human audacity. His admiration reflects an era in which flight still carried the aura of wonder, and when airships seemed poised to reshape commerce, warfare, and international connection. This book is recommended to readers interested in aviation history, technological optimism, and the literature of modern invention. It offers not only information about airship development but also a revealing glimpse into how early twentieth-century minds imagined the future of the skies.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length2 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
51The Duralumin Works
2FOREWORD
52The Woodworking Factory
3CHAPTER I
53The Maybach Motor Works
4Zeppelin and His Airships
54Performance of Engines—1892-1918
5An Officer in the American Union Army
55The Employment and Training System
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6Zeppelin’s First Rigid Design
56The Zeppelin-Maybach Gearless Car
7Financing the First Zeppelin Company
57New Methods of Gas Bag Fabrication
8The First Zeppelin Flight
58The Maag-Zeppelin Gear Works
9The First Company Dissolved Through Lack of Funds
59The Hangar Construction Company
10Assisted by the King of Wurttemberg
60Zeppelin Production of Airplanes
11Handicapped by Motor Trouble
61The Zeppelin-Dornier Metal Monoplanes
12Successful Trials with the Third Zeppelin
62Twenty-one Dornier Designs
13The Government Becomes Interested
63Zeppelin Builds Giant Airplanes
14Zeppelins for Commerce and War
64The Airplane Works at Staaken
15The Zeppelin Endowment
65Social Welfare Institutions of the Zeppelin Organizations
16The Beginning of the Zeppelin Organization
66CHAPTER III
17Early Development and Flights
67Operations of Commercial Zeppelins
18Hailed as National Hero
68The First Air Transport Company
19The New Construction Plant
69Part of the Aviation Reserve
20Military Value Proved by Commercial Operation
70Created the First Airship Harbor
21Activities Early in the War
71Like Land and Water Services
22Operations with the Fleet
72The “Schwaben” Filled all Requirements
23The Growth of the Zeppelins
73Accommodations for Many Passengers
24North Sea Patrol Flights
74Development of Adequate Hangars
25Zeppelins Become Lighter and Stronger
75Many Long Commercial Flights
26The Zeppelin Observation Car
76Developed Airship Navigation
27Anti-Aircraft Defenses Compel Zeppelins to Fly Higher
77Zeppelins Operated Safely
28Faster Zeppelins for Scouting
78Commercial Operations of the Zeppelin
29Zeppelin Vision of World Transport
79Trained Germany’s Airship Forces
30His Will Carried Out After His Death
80Commercial Operations Resumed
31The Record Flight of L-59
81The “Bodensee” an Improved Type
324225 Miles in Less than Four Days
82Carried Thirty Passengers
33Larger Zeppelins More Powerful
83One Hundred and Three Flights in Ninety-Eight Days
34The Most Remarkable Scientific Development in the History of Aeronautics
84The “Nordstern” a Sister Ship
35Seventy Percent Speed Increase
85CHAPTER IV
36Refinement in Design
86The Zeppelin Organization and Facilities Today
37Eighty-Eight Zeppelins During the War
87Research and Development Work Continues
38One Hundred and Fifteen Zeppelins Built and Operated
88Zeppelin Able to Produce All Types
39Scientific Comparison
89Guaranteed Performance Based on Actual Experience
40Efficiency Characteristics of Some of the Latest and Best Airships of All Nations
90Complete Airship Navigation Data Now Available
41CHAPTER II
91Zeppelin Organization Equipped for New Conditions
42The Zeppelin Organization at the Time of Its Greatest Activity 1918-1919
92Two and a Half Days Trans-Atlantic Service Possible
43Many Subsidiary Companies
93New York-Chicago Route Difficult but Practicable
44The Construction Plants
94Many Engineering Problems Solved
45The Airship Factories
95Zeppelin Now Aims to Increase Efficiency
46The Hydrogen Plant
96Commercial Operations Data Compiled
47Powerful Radio Station
97The Public will Accept Airship Transportation Here as Abroad
48The Great Zeppelin Hangars
98Zeppelin Ready to Participate in Development Throughout the World
49The Potsdam Plant
99Memorable Quotes
50The Colossal Staaken Plant
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