Zeppelin (LZ 1)

Zeppelin LZ 1 was the first successful rigid airship built by German engineer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1900. It was a large, elongated aircraft that used a massive rigid frame made of metal and gondolas hanging beneath to carry passengers and crew. Filled with hydrogen, it could lift off and glide through the air, offering a new way to explore and observe from above. Its successful flights marked the beginning of a new era of lighter-than-air travel and aeronautical innovation, demonstrating the potential for longer and more controlled flights compared to earlier, non-rigid balloons.