<P> A Zeppelin was a type of rigid airship named after the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin ( German pronunciation : ( ˈt͡sɛpəliːn ) ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century . Zeppelin 's notions were first formulated in 1874 and developed in detail in 1893 . They were patented in Germany in 1895 and in the United States in 1899 . After the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design , the word zeppelin came to be commonly used to refer to all rigid airships . Zeppelins were first flown commercially in 1910 by Deutsche Luftschiffahrts - AG ( DELAG ) , the world 's first airline in revenue service . By mid-1914 , DELAG had carried over 10,000 fare - paying passengers on over 1,500 flights . During World War I the German military made extensive use of Zeppelins as bombers and scouts , killing over 500 people in bombing raids in Britain . </P>
<P> A Zeppelin was a type of rigid airship named after the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin ( German pronunciation : ( ˈt͡sɛpəliːn ) ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century . Zeppelin 's notions were first formulated in 1874 and developed in detail in 1893 . They were patented in Germany in 1895 and in the United States in 1899 . After the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design , the word zeppelin came to be commonly used to refer to all rigid airships . Zeppelins were first flown commercially in 1910 by Deutsche Luftschiffahrts - AG ( DELAG ) , the world 's first airline in revenue service . By mid-1914 , DELAG had carried over 10,000 fare - paying passengers on over 1,500 flights . During World War I the German military made extensive use of Zeppelins as bombers and scouts , killing over 500 people in bombing raids in Britain . </P>
what was the purpose of the zeppelin in ww1
what was the purpose of the zeppelin in ww1
bombers
bombers