Show A BIGGER ZEPPELIN in spit of the many disasters which have befallen the largest dirigibles germany is building another which will be somewhat larger than the united state navys macon now the largest in the world some comparisons between the new german ship to be temporarily known as the LZ and the macon are I 1 given length over oer all LZ feet macon feet maximum diameter LZ 1364 1354 feet macon 1329 feet gas volume LZ cubic feet macon cubic feet the new german ship Is being built at the great grea construction plant at friedrich shaven and is expected to be completed next spring it will be the first foreign dirigible to use helium gas of all the nations the united states and germany are the only ones to continue building monster dirigibles in recent years about the only dirigibles to survive for any considerable length of time alethe los angeles Angele sand and the graf Zepp zeppelin elip both german bulli built the performances of the latter having been remarkable how long it would last in war is a question so far it seems to us the building of these giant airships has proved ra ther futile resulting in little except tragic losses in lives and money but possibly man may find a way to build more dependable ones some day |