Zeppelin LZ 24
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| LZ 24 (L 3) | |
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| LZ 24 (L 3) | |
| Role | M-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship |
| National origin | German Empire |
| Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
| Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
| First flight | 11 May 1914 |
| Retired | Last seen over North Sea on 17 February 1915 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 24 (L 3) was a M-class World War I zeppelin.
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Operational history
After 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, L 3 participated in the first raid on England on 19 January 1915. On 17 February 1915 it was abandoned after a forced landing in Denmark, caused by engine failure compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. The wind was so strong it blew the airship, now unmanned but with engines still running, out to sea.[1]
Specifications (LZ 24 / M2-class zeppelin)
Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940,[2] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918[3]
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)
- Cruising speed: 80.5 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
- Range: 2,200 km (1,367 mi; 1,188 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,186 ft) static
Armament
- Guns: 4x machine-guns
See also
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Bibliography
Notes
- ↑ Lehmann 1927, p. Lehmann Chapter V.
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