Zeppelin C.I

The Zeppelin C.I, sometimes called the Zeppelin (Jaray) C.I, Zeppelin-Friedrichshafen C.I or Zeppelin LZ C.I, was a German single-engine two-seat biplane designed by Paul Jaray and built by Zeppelin in the First World War. Friedrichshafen in its alternative names refers to the location of the Zeppelin factory where development occurred and has no connection with the aircraft manufacturer of that name. The C.I had a wooden structure with a fabric covering, while the C.II that followed had a metal structure and dispensed with the horn balance on the rudder. Its specifications give a crew of two, a length of 7.925 metres, a wingspan of 12 metres, an empty weight of 987.5 kilograms and a single Maybach Mb.IV six-cylinder inline water-cooled engine of 180 kilowatts, for a maximum speed of 200 kilometres an hour.