Zeppelin Inventors - Biographies of Inventors of Rigid Airships
Who were the people who lifted large airships into the sky and showed us that we don’t have to be tied to the ground? Ordinary men or extraordinary? Probably a bit of both. They certainly had extraordinary ideas and led interesting lives. Read about famous inventors of rigid airships.
Zeppelin's ideas were first formulated in 1874 and developed in detail in 1893. But whose idea it was to create a zeppelin? Convinced of the potential importance of aviation, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin has first formulated ideas in 1874, started working on various designs in 1891, and had completed detailed designs by 1893. Read more…
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was a German general and aircraft manufacturer. He founded the Zeppelin Airship company. Count Zeppelin’s interest in airship development began in 1874, and he finished project documentation by the 1893. Read about Zeppelin's design and other facts about Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
Hugo Eckener was the most successful airship commander in history. After Count von Zeppelin had died in 1917, Hugo Eckener took command of the Zeppelin business. He had long envisioned dirigibles as vessels of peace rather than of war. Hugo Eckener was responsible for construction of Graf Zeppelin, which became the most successful rigid airship ever built including the first airship flight around the world.