Ludwig Dürr [SEP] date of death
Ludwig Dürr
Ludwig Dürr (4 June 1878, in Stuttgart – 1 January 1956, in Friedrichshafen) was an airship designer.
Life and career.
After completing training as a mechanic, Dürr continued his training at the Königliche Baugewerkschule (Royal School of Engineering). In 1898 he entered the German Navy, but was discharged at the end of the year.
Beginning in 1899, Dürr worked for Ferdinand von Zeppelin. After assisting in the construction of the first zeppelin airship, the LZ 1, he himself
The destruction of this same ship in a highly publicized accident was to prove the death knell for these expectations. The second ship, LZ 130 "Graf Zeppelin", was never operated on a regular passenger service, and was scrapped in 1940 by the order of Hermann Göring.
Design and development.
The "Hindenburg" class were built to an all-duralumin design. The leader of the design team was Dr. Ludwig Dürr, who had overseen the design of all Zeppelins except LZ-1 (on which he was a