Hedinger Know-how for Zeppelin NT
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Over the Bodensee they are to be seen regular. The speech is of the airships named Zeppelin, which were developed more than one hundred years ago by Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin and after the crash of the “Hindenburg” in the year 1937 finally from the sky disappeared. For seven years fly it again, however with most modern technology - develops among other things in Wattwil. It was at the 18. September 1997, when the first Zeppelin NT took off to its maiden flight over Friedrichshafen. The event received not only
in Germany, but in completely Europe, beyond the continent, large attention. With great interest also Ernst Hedinger pursued the first taking of the 75 meters long, silver-grey airship off on this day. And this for good reason, he nevertheless made a not unimportant contribution to the development Zeppelin of the NT (new technology). In Hedingers company, which Hedinger aircraft components Ltd, at which Home became the current supply of the modern airship developed. “No easy task”, as he said at that time. In the meantime the Zeppelin NT got two brothers, who have contrary to the “Erstgeborenen” the permission for passenger flights. And
also in these airships AC generators from the house Hedinger provide for a smooth current supply..
Contacts to America
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The fact that the company was assigned by Ernst Hedinger before ten years the development of the current supply for the Zeppelin NT had several reasons. “We had at that time - and this very day - as an only company in Europe the possibility of testing three generators at the same time to the Power Supply at one test stand each”, call Ernst Hedinger one of it. For the company Hedinger spoke also the fact that she could procure the generator ideal for the current supply of the Zeppelins. “Thanks of my good contacts to the aircraft industry I had entrance to the American manufacturer of this equipment - a connection, which could have used the company Zeppelin airship technology GmbH alone”, explains the swiss electrical specialist.
150 kg weight saved
the generator from America however one could not be used for one for the current drive in the Zeppelin. During this adjustment the know-how of the company Hedinger airplane of aggregates AG and the technical knowledge of the owner were demanded. Hedinger found also here a solution, just like for the demanded weight reduction of the Powerwiring, which interconnect the generators in the construction inside the covering of the Zeppelins. “Each Kilo excess weight at the current system would have been dollar connected with extra costs of 1000. And we saved, explain 150 kilograms weight alone with thinner cables” says Hedinger.
Optimize again and again
Also seven years again and again optimize after first taking of the Zeppelins NT off maintain Ernst Hedinger the contact to the responsible persons the Zeppelin airship technology GmbH still. The generators from Wattwil run still smoothly - “Swiss quality evenly”, like Mr. Artur Brauchle, one of the chief executives in the work Friedrichshafen stressed -, it give however or others to
optimize again and again. In the work in Friedrichshafen dear August ELT one already with the building of a still larger airship, which will have instead from 12 to 19 seats. And aggregates will be used also there from Wattwil. Up to then only two airships of the
mark Zeppelin NT are stationed in Friedrichshafen. The “Bodensee” was sold to a Japanese Firm. Thus fly thus also generators “made in Wattwil” over the realm of the coming up sun.
Over hundred-year history of the airships
Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin - it lived from 1838 to 1917 - was general of the Kavallerie, diplomat and airship pioneer. It concerned itself starting from 1890 with the development of rigid airships. Between 1900 and 1938 after its plans altogether 119 Zeppeline were built. The first ascent of a Zeppelins took place to 2. July 1900 with Friedrichshafen. As the most successful airship the LZ 127 “count Zeppelin” is led in the historical books. It started in October 1929 among other things to a world travel - from Friedrichshafen over New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles and back to Friedrichshafen. The LZ 127 rose altogether 590 times towards skies and put back thereby 1.7 million kilometers. Before eleven years the enterprise group created at that time had set itself ZLT Zeppelin airship technology GmbH & Co.KG to the goal of developing and of manufacturing a Zeppelin NT (new technology). The four years old work this world-wide singular semirigid airship, which connects proven empirical values with modern high technology, went to 18. September 1997 for the first time into air. In the meantime in the work in Friedrichshafen three such Zeppelins NT, two of it were built have a permission for passenger flights. In the future one of these airships will take off however no more from European soil, but from Japanese area. The Zeppelin NT “Bodensee” left Friedrichshafen four weeks ago finally around a Airtrip to Japan to begin. There it becomes for its new owner, who Nippon Airship corporation, passengers to transport. The delivery flight to Japan pulls itself however into the length: The German and Japanese crew waits at present in Helsinki for the fact that the “Bodensee” gets the overflight/flyover grant given by Russia