My Dark Path

Von Zeppelin & the Airship


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Airships became one of the most visible and popular methods of travel in the early 20th Century before the Hindenburg accident and competition from airplanes made airships almost an afterthought.  Listen to learn more about

  • The early inventors who created the first hot air balloons and those who applied balloon technology to create airship.
  • Count Von Zeppelin, the father of the modern airship. Learn what inspired his work, including where he took his first balloon ride and his perseverance that led to the modern airships.
  • How the future of airships was changed by world wars, Zeppelin’s successor Hugo Eckener and the Hindenburg accident.


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