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Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is a German company which, during the early 20th century, was a leader in the design and manufacture of rigid airships, specifically of the Zeppelin type. The company was founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. 'Luftschiffbau' is a German word meaning ''building of airships''. == History == (詳細はZeppelin LZ 4 was destroyed during a high profile test flight. This proved fortunate, since it caused a flood of public support. The ensuing donation campaign collected over 6 million German marks which was used to set up both 'Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH' and the Zeppelin foundation. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin manufactured many Zeppelin airships for both civilian and military use over the next few decades. However, with the rise of the Nazis in 1933, focus shifted to 'heavier than air' aircraft, due to their military superiority (though Zeppelins were used in a number of major propaganda campaigns to great effect). By the onset of World War II, demand for the Zeppelins had waned. The last active vessel (LZ 130) was decommissioned early in the war and salvaged for its precious aluminium. From 1917 to 1940, the company worked with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to build Zeppelins in the United States and the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation was created to facilitate the relationship. The partnership ended after World War II began,〔http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=899&nm=Goodyear-Zeppelin-Company〕 but the American company continued to build airships under the Goodyear name. As a consequence of accepting 11 million marks from Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda and Goering's Air Ministry, the company was effectively divided, with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin making the airships and the Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei company (affiliated with Lufthansa) operating them. Officially, Hugo Eckener was the head of both, but in practice Ernst Lehmann, who was less opposed to the Nazi regime, ran the latter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luftschiffbau Zeppelin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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