Zeppelin LZ 80

The Imperial German Army Zeppelin LZ 80 (L-35) was a R-class World War I zeppelin.

Operational history
The airship took part in 13 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea; three attacks on England dropping 4284 kg of bombs. The designers tried to make LZ 80 (L-35) more efficient by removing one engine making the airship 1750 kg lighter.

Siemens torpedo glider testing


The last test flight of the Siemens torpedo glider was performed on August 2, 1918. On this flight a 1000 kg biplane glider was launched from Zeppelin LZ 80 (L 35). The glider was released from 1500 m over the Havel river and worked as expected until its control wire that attached the glider to the Zeppelin snapped and the glider spun out of control.