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The Imperial German Army Zeppelin LZ 47 (LZ 77) was a P-class World War I zeppelin. Destroyed by enemy fire on 21 February 1916 in the Battle of Verdun, killing the crew of 15.




Operational history


The Airship took part in six attacks on England and France dropping 12,610 kg (27,800 lb) of bombs.




Destruction


Reports at the time indicated LZ 77 had searchlights, eight machine guns, two so-called 'revolver' guns in the top lookout post, was accompanied by fixed-wing aircraft and at least one other Zeppelin and had orders to bomb nearby railway lines. Destroyed by enemy fire on 21 February 1916 on the opening day of the Battle of Verdun, killing the crew of 15.




Specifications


Data from , Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid AirshipGeneral characteristics
Crew: 18-19 (Executive Officer, Commander, Navigator, Sailmaker (responsible for gasbags), Chief Engineer, 2 altitude coxswains, 2 steering coxswains, 8 engineers)
Capacity: 16,200 kg (35,715 lb) typical disposable load
Length: 163.5 m (536 ft 5 in)
Diameter: 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in) maximum
Fineness ratio: 8.68
Volume: 31,900 m3 (1,130,000 cu ft)
Empty weight: 20,800 kg (45,856 lb)
Fuel capacity: 4,800 kg (10,582 lb) maximum
Useful lift: 37,000 kg (82,000 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Maybach C-X 6-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engine, 160 kW (210 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Performance

Maximum speed: 96.1 km/h (59.7 mph, 51.9 kn)
Cruise speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
Range: 4,300 km (2,700 mi, 2,300 nmi)
Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,200 ft) static
Armament

Guns: 7 or 8 machine guns: naval airships generally using the water-cooled MG 08, army ships the air-cooled Parabellum MG 14
Bombs: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) bombs (a greater load could be carried with reduced fuel load)




See also



List of Zeppelins




Bibliography


Notes

References

Flight Magazine (August 31, 1916). "1916 – 0744". Flight Magazine. Stanley Spooner. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
"1916 – 0185". Flight Magazine. March 2, 1916. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2021.




Further reading


"Super Zeppelins". Flight. VIII (No.35) (401): 739–741. 31 August 1916.

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