Since then, Count Zeppelin has visited Germany, Italy, Palestine and Spain. 1929 In May, his second trip to America was cancelled in France due to engine failure.
1929 On August 8th, the Earl of West Berlin, carrying 16 passengers, set off from the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, and embarked on an adventurous and exciting journey around the world. Hugo eckener personally took part in the flight. Along 60 degrees north latitude, she crossed the North Atlantic, returned to Frederick to refuel, then landed in Tokyo via the Siberian-Okhotsk Sea, then went straight across the Pacific Ocean to Los Angeles, and then returned over Chicago. On the way, passengers can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way or enjoy the performance of the band. When the airship passes through the clouds, they can drink beer and dance in the spacious bar; You can also go to the viewing corridor for coffee and enjoy the fantastic scenery between heaven and earth. A strong team of chefs provides delicious food for everyone 24 hours a day. People seem to forget where they are, thinking that they have come to a paradise on earth ... Eckener said that this voyage flew over the primitive areas of Siberia that some explorers had never set foot in.
On August 29th, this behemoth landed slowly at the starting station-Lakehurst, thus ending the voyage which lasted 2 1 day, 5 hours, 3 minutes, and traveled 3 1 4,000 kilometers (three landings during the flight), writing the most brilliant page in the history of the airship. If you count the voyage from Frederic Port to Lakehurst before the official departure, the total flight mileage will reach 496 18 km!