Zeppelin LZ 10 - Schwaben
The Zeppelin LZ 10 - Schwaben was a German civilian rigid airship. It was built by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin in 1911 and operated by DELAG (German Transport Company) for passenger service. It was first flown on 26 June 1911 and was put into service three weeks later, on July 16, 1911. It is considered as the first commercially successful passenger-carrying aircraft. LZ 10 - Schwaben was called the "lucky airship" because it was more successful than any DELAG’s zeppelins before. It has carried 1,553 passengers including Crown Prince Wilhelm and his wife, in 218 commercial flights. LZ 10 - Schwaben caught fire after a strong gust tore it from its mooring near Düsseldorf injuring people on the.
| Name | Zeppelin LZ 10 |
| Other Name(s) | Schwaben |
| Construction Number | LZ 10 |
| Class | F |
| Tactical Numbering | Schwaben |
| Role | Civilian airship, Passanger airship, DELAG |
| National Origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
| Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
| Decade | 1910s |
| First Flight | 26 June 1911 |
| Primary User/Under Direction of | DELAG |
| Status | Destroyed in a gale on June 28, 1912 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Capacity | 20 |
| Lenght | 140.21 m (460 ft 0 in) |
| Diameter | 14.02 m (46 ft 0 in) |
| Volume | 17,800 m3 (630,000 ft3) |
| Powerplant | 3 × Maybach C-X 6-cylinder inline piston engines, 108 kW (145 hp) each |
| Maximum Speed | 77 km/h (47 mph) |
| Performance Range | 1,400 km (900 miles) |
| Remarks | The first commercially successful passenger-carrying aircraft |