Zeppelin LZ 24
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The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 24 (L 3) was a M-class World War I zeppelin.
Operational history
After 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, L 3 participated in the first raid on England on 19 January 1915. On 17 February 1915 it was abandoned after a forced landing in Denmark, caused by engine failure compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. The wind was so strong it blew the airship, now unmanned but with engines still running, out to sea.{{sfn|Lehmann|1927|p=Lehmann Chapter V}}
Specifications (LZ 24 / M2-class zeppelin)
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|ref=Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940,{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Peter W. |title=Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940 |url=https://archive.org/details/zeppelinrigidair00broo_303 |url-access=limited |date=1992 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=1560982284 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/zeppelinrigidair00broo_303/page/n71 72]-77}} The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918{{cite web |url=http://www.pugetairship.org/zeppelins/list_2.html|title=The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918 |publisher= Puget sound airship society |access-date=28 January 2011}}
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|crew=16
|capacity= {{cvt|9200|kg|0}} typical disposable load
|length m=158
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|dia m=14.9
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- Fineness ratio: 10.61
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|volume m3=22470
|volume note=in 18 gas cells
|empty weight kg=16900
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|fuel capacity={{cvt|4000|kg|0}} maximum
|lift kg=26100
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|eng1 number=3
|eng1 name=Maybach C-X
|eng1 type=6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines
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|eng1 hp=180
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|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed-pitch propellers
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|max speed kmh=84
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|cruise speed kmh=80.5
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|range km=2200
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|ceiling m=2800
|ceiling note=static
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|guns= 4x machine-guns
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See also
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==Bibliography==
Notes
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'References
- {{cite book|last=Lehmann|first=Ernst A.| authorlink = Ernst A. Lehmann| title = The Zeppelins. The Development of the Airship, with the Story of the Zeppelin Air Raids in the World War|year=1927| publisher = Sears |others=trans. Mingos, Howard}}
- {{cite book |last=Massie|first=Robert K. | author-link = Robert K. Massie | title = Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea|year=2003| publisher = Random House Publishing Group| isbn=9781588363206}} - Total pages: 880
- {{cite book |last=Robinson|first=Douglas Hill | title = Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship|year=1973| publisher = University of Washington Press| isbn=9780295952499}} - Total pages: 376
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