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• n  German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
• n  a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs

• Hard by Lake Constance dwells a band of craftsmen skilled at a unique tradethe building of zeppelins.
• Deprived of wings, the Dymaxion was a three-wheel, ground-bound zeppelin, with a huge levered A-arm carrying the rear wheel, which swiveled like the tail wheel of an airplane.
• The last zeppelin made, the LZ 130, rolled out of the hangar in Friedrichshafen, near the Swiss-German border, in 1938.

• Zeppelin
• Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
• Graf Zeppelin

News & Articles

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• Led Zeppelin Bassist John Paul Jones Rules Out Reunion, Writing An Opera Instead
  Led Zeppelin bassist, John Paul Jones, has ruled out a possible reunion in 2014, revealing that he is working on an opera instead. Previously, Led Zeppelin’s singer, Robert Plant, hinted that he would like to get the band back together at some point over the next 18 months, stating, “I’ve got nothing to do in [...] Led Zeppelin Bassist John Paul Jones Rules Out Reunion, Writing An Opera Instead ...
  June 10, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• Robert Plant Humbled By Led Zeppelin's Kennedy Center Honors Recap
  Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant reflects on the band's 2012 Kennedy Center Honors in a new interview
  June 9, 2013 - antiMUSIC
• John Paul Jones Addresses Led Zeppelin Reunion Rumors Recap
  Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has shot down hopes for a possible band reunion next year
  June 9, 2013 - antiMUSIC

Quotes

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• Robert Plant in BBC News
  Plant said: "During the Zeppelin years, Ahmet Ertegun was a major foundation of solidarity and accord. For us, he was Atlantic Records and remained a close friend and conspirator. This performance stands alone as a tribute to the work and life of a...