"The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful of all Zeppelin airships, making several hundred trips across the Atlantic between Europe and the Americas. In 1929, a new age of air travel dawned when the flew around the world in just three weeks. On its circumnavigation, the Graf Zeppelin left New York and took in Friedrichshafen, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. As Zeppelin's star commander, Hugo Eckener, promised: "You don't fly in an airship, you go voyaging" (Archbold, 102)."
"Completed in 1928, the airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was named after the founder of the company, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917). The LZ 127 measured 775 feet (237 m) in length, had a diameter of 100 feet (30.5 m), and a gas volume of 3.7 million cubic feet (105,000 m³). The airship would have been even bigger, but its final design was limited by the size of the hangar in which it was constructed."
Graf Zeppelin completed in 1928 became the most successful Zeppelin airship, making several hundred transatlantic trips and circumnavigating the globe in 1929 in three weeks. The airship measured 775 feet in length, 100 feet in diameter, and contained 3.7 million cubic feet of gas, its size limited by the construction hangar. Hugo Eckener commanded a highly experienced crew. Five 550 hp Maybach VL2 engines provided an 80 mph top speed and ran on Blau Gas, allowing fuel weight to be replaced by air and preserving hydrogen. The gondola held 20 passengers and housed a control room, map room, radio room, electric galley, and central lounge.
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