Zeppelin P Class

what is it?

The Zeppelin P Class was the first Zeppelin airship type to be produced in quantity after the outbreak of the First World War. Twenty-two of the type were built as well as twelve of a lengthened version, the Q Class. They were used for many of the airship bombing raids on the United Kingdom in 1915–16, for naval patrol work over the North Sea and Baltic and were also deployed on the eastern and south-eastern fronts.

base stats

• speed 92 km/htop speed
• built 22made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 111 years ago, in 1915.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1915-05-03

number built

22

role

bomber and patrol airship

origin

German Empire

engines

4× Maybach 3M C-X

crew

19

length

164 m

top speed

92 km/h

cruise speed

63 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,536 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.