The Zeppelin NT is a class of helium-filled airships being manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH in Friedrichshafen. The initial model is the N07. The comp
Zeppelin NT D–LZZF in flight (2010)
View from cockpit of a Zeppelin NT
Zeppelin NT D-LZZR at the airport in Friedrichshafen, 2003
Side thrusters visible on approach
The static buoyancy of airships in flight is not constant. It is therefore necessary to control the altitude of an airship by controlling its buoyancy: buoyancy compensation.
On the Macon, the exhaust water recovery condensers appear as dark vertical strips above each engine. The Akron and LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin had similar systems.