Airship

Airship
An airship is a type of lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. In early airships, the lifting gas used was hydrogen, due to its high lifting capacity and ready availability.

Who?
Inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin full name Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August von Zeppelin. He born in July 8, 1838 in
Germany and die in March 8, 1917. He build his firs airship in year 1900.

Airship
It had a solid steel frame, large hydrogen bags and passenger cabin. The second largest airship was called Hindenburg. The Hindenburg airship was destroyed by fire while landing at the airport.

Quiz
1)Tell me year when was Ferdinand von Zeppelin born?
2)What was the name of the airship that exploded?
3)What's the name of the first airship?
4)Where did Ferdinand von Zeppelin born?

What I used for informations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airship
Book: Ľudia ktorý zmenili svet
https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin