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 | | The rigid airship is often called a zeppelin in honor of its inventor, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. |
 | | The best-known rigid airships were the Graf Zeppelin, which traveled 20,000 mi (32,000 km) around the world in 1929; England's R34, which crossed the Atlantic in 1919; and the Hindenburg, which burst into flames while preparing to dock at Lakehurst, N.J., in 1937, killing 36 people. |
 | | In 1997 the Zeppelin NT, which uses modern technologies and design innovations to realize a more maneuverable and efficient airship, made its maiden flight and testing began in the hope of putting rigid airships into commercial service once again. |
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