Ferdinand Graf Von Zeppelin
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Probably hardly a shape of aviation history is part of as many legends as . He was born on July 8, 1838 in Konstanz at the Bodensee. He was educated at the Ludwigsburg Military Academy and the University of Tübingen. He entered the Prussian army in 1858 and went to the United States in 1863 to wo ....
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.... he was prematurely retired in 1890 for his criticism of the Prussian war office, giving him free time to work on his airship ideas.
Zeppelin now finally found the time to concern himself with his visions to the topic of “Lenkbare Luftschiffe” or “guidable airships”. This idea had always pursued him in the last 20 years. It was particularly the success of the airship LA FRANCE, which had very much impressed Zeppelin. In a letter to his king, Zeppelin referred, part ....
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