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P Class
Zeppelin Luftschiffbau · Bomber · Germany · Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
The Zeppelin P Class was the first Zeppelin airship type to be produced in quantity after the outbreak of the First World War. Twenty-two of the type were built as well as twelve of a lengthened version, the Q Class. They were used for many of the airship bombing raids on the United Kingdom in 1915–16, for naval patrol work over the North Sea and Baltic and were also deployed on the eastern and south-eastern fronts.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Bomber
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Zeppelin Luftschiffbau
- Operator
- German Navy; German Army
- Service Entry
- 1915
- Produced
- 22
- Engine
- 4× 6-cylinder inline piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 210 hp each
- Length (ft)
- 536
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 11600
- Max Speed (mph)
- 57