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<p><strong><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="7" color="#FFFFFF">          
LZ127 THE GRAF ZEPPELIN</font><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
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The Graf Zeppelin ruled the uncluttered skies like no other monarch could. The sight of
the silver ship gliding over head brought crowds of people streaming from their houses and
into the streets.</font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
                         </font><font
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">No other aircraft in history , with
the possible exception of the Spirit of St. Louis, has been the focus of so much
admiration by so many people. The Graf Zeppelin was Dr. Eckner's crowning achievement in
the concept of the zeppelin. Even though the Hindenburg and the Graf Zeppelin II would be
technologically superior to the Graf Zeppelin, no other air ship would be so loved by
nearly all the world. </font><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4">The size of the
Graf was dictated only by the inner dimensions of the construction hanger. When completed,
the airship was 100 feet in diameter, and 110 feet high including the gondola bumpers,
bringing her within TWO FEET of the rafters of her shed. Many new innovations were
incorporated into the Graf Zeppelin during her construction in Factory Shed number II in
Friedrichshafen. The most revolutionary of the innovations was the inclusion of a new fuel
system for the engines. Previously, all airships had used engines that burned either
gasoline or diesel fuel. The main problem with using a liquid fuel was that as you burned
off the gas or diesel, you lost weight, and as you lost weight, you had to vent off
hydrogen to keep from floating up. This had been a problem that had plagued zeppelins
since the beginning, but was solved in the building of the Graf. The Graf had special gas
cells installed below the gas cells that housed the lifting hydrogen gas. These new cells
comprised approximately 1/3 of each bay within the ship and each cell was filled with a
new fuel called "Blau gas". Invented by Dr. Hermann Blau, this gaseous fuel
would account for 750,000 cubic feet of the volume of the Graf, which had a total volume
of 3,707,550 cubic feet. The wonderful thing about the blau gas was that it weighed about
as much as air and so did not hamper the ship with the weight that liquid fuel would,
also,as the fuel burned in the engines of the ship, no weight was lost by its consumption
and therefore no hydrogen would be vented.</font><font face="Arial" size="3"
color="#FFFFFF"> </font><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">Even
with all her new design innovations and the excitement of the German people, the Graf
Zeppelin was slowed by of lack of money. It had taken a plea to the German people by Dr.
Eckener to raise most of the money to have her built and more arm twisting in the
government to get enough to finish the ship, now he needed money to keep her flying. That
money was found in the hands of an American business man and airship supporter named
William Randolph Hearst. Hearst would make a business deal with Dr. Eckener that would
appeal to both the Zeppelin Company and Hearst's newspaper companies. Hearst would put up
the money for a global flight of the Graf Zeppelin that would be the gain her the
publicity she would need to form a solid reputation for dependability and he would get
exclusive U.S. rights to the story. Dr. Eckener, having been a journalist and writer
before working for the Count VonZeppelin, knew how to make the most of this publicity and
did so at every opportunity. The global flight would begin in Friedrichshafen and proceed
to Lakehurst, New Jersey. Lakehurst would then mark as the official starting point of the
journey as stipulated in the contract drawn up by Hearst. From Lakehurst back to
Friedrichshafen, to Tokyo and then to San Francisco, Los Angeles and back to Lakehurst.
Although the Graf was not the first aircraft to circle the globe, it was by far the
fastest. What took months for a British military, heavy bomber to do, with many breakdowns
and hardships, the Graf did in 12 days and 11 minutes in comfort and style with a full
passenger load over much previously uncharted land. The trip was a complete success and
the world, particularly the U.S., caught Zeppelin Mania. Once safely moored at Lakehurst,
Dr. Eckener was treated to a ticker-tape parade in his honor in New York City and the news
papers would dub him the "Magellan of the Air".</font><font face="Arial"
size="3" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
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</font><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">Specifications: LZ-127
Graf Zeppelin Statistics: Length 776 feet / 236.53 meters,  Diameter 100 feet / 30.48
meters, Gas Volume 3,700,000 cu. feet / 111,000 cu. meters. Engines Five 550 hp Maybach
engines, Maximum Speed 80 mph / 128 km/h,  Lifting Gas Type Hydrogen</font><font
face="Arial" size="3" color="#FFFFFF">.</font></strong></p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>There are many sites and books
devoted to the Graf Zeppelin and if you do a search on her name on the internet you will
find a wealth of information on LZ127! My favorite book is "Dr. Eckener's Dream
Machine" by Douglas Botting and it is excellent reading for budding Airship
Commanders!</strong></font></p>

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<p><strong><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="6">INSTALLATION: </font><font
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4"><br>
Installation is a matter of  using the  included Installer  to install the
files into your fs2004 or FsGW3 installation.  The installer will automatically find
your fs2004 installation. If you have a separate FsGW3 installation please brouse to that
folder during the install procedure. </font><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4"
color="#FFFFFF">Also install the small provided custom file to customize your luggage and
airship school diploma! It is necessary to have Active Camera installed in order to
adequately use this product. If you don't have AC installed you will only be able to use a
very small part of the package. Upon completing the installation use the airship operation
information below to learn how to become an Airship Commander and Emulate Dr. Eckener's
wonderful adventures!</font></strong></p>

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<p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="6" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>AIRSHIP OPERATION:</strong></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Because Fs2004 does
not really support lighter than air operation we must use what we have in order to
simulate that experience.  Launching an airship is not a casual thing. It is more
like the sailing a ship than flying a plane! It requires many steps and practice in order
to mimic the acsension and successful landing of one of these giants of the sky!
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<p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>TURN UP THE VOLUME
ON YOUR COMPUTER TO CATCH ALL THE SUBTLE SOUNDS FOUND ON AN AIRSHIP!! </strong></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>               
Each airship session always starts with one of the included flights until you can master
commanding the ship. After booting up change to "WINDOW MODE" and open the
Active Camera Menu. Check ONLY "Internal View" and open the Load ACV menu. Load
the LZ127.acv.  This will enable you to go to various parts of the ship to play the
different roles as crew members and passengers.  Return to "FULL SCREEN
MODE" for the rest of the session. Ctrl and 1 is the Commander's Station, Ctrl and 2
is the rudderman's station. Ctrl and 3 is the radio operator's station. Ctrl and 4 is the
dinning room. Ctrl and 5 is your cabin. Ctrl and 6 is an engine pod. Ctrl and 7 is the
topside rigger's station. Ctrl and 8 is the gramophone location.</strong></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Add crew and
passengers by clicking on the rudder wheel as shown on pic 4.A.  If the airship is in
one of the hangars it will be necessary to have the ground crew walk the ship back out of
the hangar. As shown below add the ground crew by clicking on the photo 1.F shown below.
Click on the photo 1.G to make the crew walk the ship back until it is well clear of the
hangar. Click again to stop the process.  Click on the photo 1.F again to remove the
ground crew. You are now ready to start the procedure to lift off.  The first step is
to turn the lever at 2.1 to the right as shown.  Next push the right lever till the
light turns green and you hear an audible buzz sound.  Now go the hydrogen valve
wheel to the right and click on the + till the valve wheel has turned as far as it will
go. The airship will now become almost weightless and start to drift backward with the
slight breeze. Advance your joystick throttle a little and you can stop the drift.  
Click on the whistle to alert everyone that the ship is ready to ascend! You might want to
play the airship theme music or DUA to add a little drama to the occasion   :o)</strong></font></p>

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Slowly advance the throttle and the ship will rise vertically dropping excess water
ballast which can be seen in spot or tower view. When the ship is at least 200 meters high
retard the throttle a little and the ship will stop rising. Now call for the engines to
start using the engine telegraphs as shown in 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8. Now fully reduce the
static hydrogen lift using the - at 2.9. The ship will now move foward using some dynamic
lift. Advance the throttles completely amd she will soon attain full speed.  Use the
rudder to steer and if the ship does lean over please correct using the aileron
control.  Cruise around some and get the feel of handling the controls.</strong></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>             
To land the airship first call for stopping the aft engine. Next retard the throttles so
that the airship is gliding toward the intended landing spot facing the hangar or shed
opening if you are going to be putting the ship away. As you get closer stop the aft
engines.   Gradually add some static lift using the hydrogen valve and keep retarding
the throttle till the ship is moving very slowly and is almost over the desired landing
spot.   Now call for the drag line drop at 4.B and then drop the lines using 4.C.
Stop the fore engines and using full static lift use the throttle to gently lower the ship
to the ground.  After she touches down kill the static lift and fully retard the
throttle. If you are going to walk the ship into the hangar add the ground crew at 1.F and
very slowly advance the throttle till the ground crew slowly walks the ship into the shed.
When she is in position retard the throttle  and turn the ballast control off at 2.1.
  The crew can be removed at 1.F</strong></font></p>

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<p><strong><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="6" color="#FFFFFF">NAVIGATION:</font><font
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"> </font></strong></p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>The Graf Zeppelin is equipped with
  navigation aids to assist you piloting her to those far off lands . Look at the
list of cities  and their coordinates on the wall behind the Commander's desk. If you
enter the coordinates into the slide rule laying on the desk the distance to that location
will be displayed on the commanders navigation gauge B in the picture and the direction to
fly will be displayed in the Commanders gauge A. Just turn the airship and follow the
arrow to anywhere in the world. Once you have established your course and altitude you can
turn on the automatic pilot at the elevator man's station and it will hold altitude and
heading. Course corrections can be made using the rudder wheel.</strong></font></p>

<p><strong><font face="Arial" size="6" color="#FFFFFF">FLIGHTS</font><font face="Arial"
size="4" color="#FFFFFF"> :  There are many  included flights that are set
up with the proper 8 knot wind that allows us to emulate some of the Graf's great
adventures! Please use them and you can recreate her round the world flight of 1929!
  Using the autopilot we can become a passenger and just ride along enjoying the view
and the companionship found in the main dining salon while listening to our favorite jazz
tunes!</font></strong></p>

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<p><font face="Arial" size="6" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong></font><font
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</font><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>We hope you enjoy using these
models as much as we did in creating them!! These models were built with FSDS2, the
superior building program from Louis Sinclair! Thanks to the Microsoft Flight Sim Team who
did an outstanding job on Fs2004! Thanks also to Rob Clarke who allows us to use his
wonderful gauges in our work! </strong></font></p>

<p><strong><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">A very special thanks  to all
the wonderful guys in the Golden Wings Gang  who  suffered through all the beta
testing and kept us going through the rough spots!</font><font face="Arial"
color="#ffffff" size="3">   </font><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">We
hope you enjoy this recreation of one of the most famous flying machines of all time and
in some eyes the grandest ever to lift off into the heavens above!    Good
Airmanship to you, Lynn and Bill Lyons</font></strong></p>

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