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After several long tedious hours, I went from reference to finished (well, almost) product.



The U class (5) is one of several classes of Zeppelins used by the Germans in WWI. It is externally similar to the T (2) and V (10) class zeppelins, the only major difference between the three being the number of gas cells, the distance between the structural rings, and weight.
These three classes (along with S) are considered "Height Climbers," due to their ability to and cruise at 18000ft, although there were several instances of these Zeppelins climbing above this ceiling, including L55 (a V class) which after a bombing raid of Birmingham reached a record altitude of 24,606ft before descending and ultimately crashing.

Length: 644ft 8in
Diameter: 78ft 5in
Number of Gas cells: 18
Volume: 1,978,000 cu ft
Ceiling: 18000ft
Range: 5600nm
Power: 5x 240hp Maybach HS-Lu
Max Speed: 57kts
Max Bombload: 6600lbs
Crew: 19

Now, concerning the drawing, I know the distances between the rings, but in the pictures i have seen of these ships (and the reference as well), they have not been discernible, so I left them out in the drawing.
Concerning the shading, it's not the new 'de facto' standard, but it should still comply with the rules, so I would like to keep it as simple as it is right now.

As always, comments are more than welcome.
-EZ

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Looks great ezgo! What's the bump on the lower tail fin, by the way?

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These things intrigue me. Imagine seeing this this thing in the air... its huge!

Well done.

Nice work, its always good to see zeppelins and airships in SB.

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Nicely done.

Very nice work!

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Thank you everybody!

@apdsmith, the bumps at the bottom of the tail are also present underneath the stern and bow gondola and they are essentially 'landing bags.' Looking at this picture of Graf Zeppelin, you can clearly see the detail. Aside from the Hindenburg, nearly every Zeppelin made use of these airbags for landing, I'm guessing because of their lower weight compared to wheels.
Also, in that same photo, if you notice the people holding onto rails on the side of the gondola, those were actually used to hold the Zeppelin onto the ground after it touched down until it could be secured to it's stub mast.

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Very nice job!

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Zeppelins were the only long range aircraft for more than 15 years, and
I think they looked graceful and stately. By the way, how fast was this
Zeppelin, and how much weight in bombs could it carry?

@Trojan: Thank you!
@Signal: Yeah, Zeppelins are no doubt the classiest aircraft there have ever been.
Max speed: 57kts
For the bomb load, I couldn't find any concrete specs, however from what I have been able to gather, the max bomb load was most likely in the area of 6600lbs.

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