[DOC] [TLE] Hugo Eckener - Wikipedia [PAR] Dr. Hugo Eckener (10 August 1868  14 August 1954) was the manager of the 
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the 
famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first 
airship flight around the world, making him the most successful airship 
commander .... the 1929 flight around the world (the only such flight by an airship, 
and the... [DOC] [TLE] Zeppelin - Wikipedia [PAR] A Zeppelin was a type of rigid airship named after the German Count Ferdinand 
von Zeppelin ... During World War I the German military made extensive use of 
Zeppelins as ... and the larger LZ 129 Hindenburg operated regular transatlantic 
flights from .... The first flight took place on 2 July 1900 over Lake Constance. [DOC] [TLE] LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin - Wikipedia [PAR] LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German-built and -operated, passenger-carrying, 
hydrogen-filled, .... During the airship's transatlantic flight to the United States in 
October 1928, the ... crossing from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst with Dr. Eckener 
in command. Capt ... In early 1929 the airship made two trips over the 
Mediterranean. [DOC] [TLE] Hugo Eckener | Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site [PAR] Photos and a detailed biography of the famous airship commander Hugo 
Eckener, the ... Dr. Eckener's contribution to zeppelin aviation had two equally 
crucial aspects; ... The very first flight of Eckener's very first command, LZ-8, 
ended in a crash. ... After World War I, the Allies' reaction to the bombing of 
civilians by German... [DOC] [TLE] LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin - Airships [PAR] A series of successful test flights followed, including a 34-1/2 hour ... The ship 
carried 40 crew members under the command of Hugo Eckener, and 20 ... who 
would become chief rigger on LZ-129 Hindenburg  to repair the covering in 
flight. ... Cover carried on the first leg of Graf Zeppelin's 1929 flight around the 
world. [DOC] [TLE] Dr. Eckener's Dream Machine: The Great Zeppelin and the Dawn of ... [PAR] Editorial Reviews. Amazon.com Review. For the decade preceding World War II, 
the last word ... Airships, Blimps, Dirigibles and Zeppelins Old Films Hindenburg 
Akron .... The 1929 world flight was in reality two record flights, one originating at 
... The Graf Zeppelin's famous flight around the world is the jumping off-point for... [DOC] [TLE] Faces of the Hindenburg: Captain Max Pruss [PAR] Dec 6, 2008 ... For two years, under Eckener's direction, Pruss and the others made countless ... 
1928 and 1936, including the famous round-the-world flight in 1929. ... Captain 
Max Pruss, commander of the LZ-129 Hindenburg circa 1937. ... and also to bring 
the ship around and approach the ground crew from the west. [DOC] [TLE] From the Mailbag - Navy Lakehurst Historical Society [PAR] There is no record of him ever serving at Lakehurst, but he was Commander of 
the ... The Daimler-Benz LOF-6 engines used by the HINDENBURG and her later 
sister ... States developed PT Boats for use in World War II, one of the principle 
power .... Dr. Hugo Eckener realized that if the British (or anybody else) were to 
fly... [DOC] [TLE] The Hindenburg LZ-129 | joeccombs2nd [PAR] The AS Hindenburg, like RMS Titanic, was not just one ship, but one of a class of 
ships. ... In 1919, Eckener's first two post-war dirigibles took flight. ... places 
around the world, including a research trip to the arctic, Dr. Eckener decided it 
was ... its maiden voyage with 87 passengers, crew, and Dr. Eckener as the 
commander. [DOC] [TLE] Newman2 - Princeton University Library [PAR] Obverse: Eagle in flight over globe and the words "Aero Club of America". ... He 
flew back to New York in place of the mechanic in one of the Haviland 2 .... 
Around the border are the names of the crew: " A.N.J. THOMASSEN A ...... On 
May 16, 1929, Dr. Eckener started on a trip around the world in LZ-127,

Question: In 1929 Hugo Eckener commanded this famous airship wath a 2-word name on a flight around the world
Answer: the Graf Zeppelin