page_title: Zeppelin LZ 1
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Zeppelin LZ 1 / Specifications
context_page_description: The Zeppelin LZ 1 was the first truly successful experimental rigid airship. It was first flown from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen in southern Germany on 2 July 1900. "LZ" stood for Luftschiff Zeppelin, or "Airship Zeppelin"
context_section_description: Data from Robinson 1973 pp.23-4
  General characteristics
  Length: 128.02 m (420 ft 0 in)
  Diameter: 11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)
  Volume: 11,298 m³ (399,000 cu ft)
  Useful lift: 12,428 kg (27,400 lb)
  Powerplant: 2 × Daimler NL-1 4-cylinder water-cooled piston engines , 11 kW (14.2 hp) each
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 27 km/h (17 mph, 15 kn)
caption: The Lexikon der gesamten Technik, second Auflage 1904–1920, included this plan of the LZ 1.
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