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LZ 24 (L 3)
	LZ 24 (L 3)
Role	M-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
Designer	Ludwig Dürr
First flight	11 May 1914
Retired	Last seen over North Sea on 17 February 1915
Primary user	Imperial German Navy
Number built	1

The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 24 (L 3) was a M-class World War I zeppelin.

Operational history

After 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, L 3 participated in the first raid on England on 19 January 1915. On 17 February 1915 it was abandoned after a forced landing in Denmark, caused by engine failure compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. The wind was so strong it blew the airship, now unmanned but with engines still running, out to sea.^[1]

Specifications (LZ 24 / M2-class zeppelin)

Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940,^[2] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 16
Capacity: 9,200 kg (20,283 lb) typical disposable load
Length: 158 m (518 ft 4 in)
Diameter: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) maximum
Fineness ratio: 10.61
Volume: 22,470 m³ (794,000 cu ft) in 18 gas cells
Empty weight: 16,900 kg (37,258 lb)
Fuel capacity: 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) maximum
Useful lift: 26,100 kg (57,500 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Maybach C-X 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 130 kW (180 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers

Performance

Maximum speed: 84 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn)
Cruise speed: 80.5 km/h (50.0 mph, 43.5 kn)
Range: 2,200 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)
Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,200 ft) static

Armament

Guns: 4x machine-guns

Bibliography

Notes

^ Lehmann 1927, p. Lehmann Chapter V.
^ Brooks, Peter W. (1992). Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 72-77. ISBN 1560982284.
^ "The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918". Puget sound airship society. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

'References

Lehmann, Ernst A. (1927). The Zeppelins. The Development of the Airship, with the Story of the Zeppelin Air Raids in the World War. trans. Mingos, Howard. Sears.
Massie, Robert K. (2003). Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9781588363206. - Total pages: 880
Robinson, Douglas Hill (1973). Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295952499. - Total pages: 376