Hugo Eckener (GER)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
B (Airship)
Sub-Class 
BR-10 (Rigid airships : 100 000 m³ and above)
Category 
General
Type of record 
Distance
Performance 
6 384,50 km
Date 
01 Nov 1928
Course / Location 
Lakehurst, NJ (USA) - Friedrichshafen (Germany)
Claimant 
Hugo Eckener (GER)
Type of engine 
VL-2-12
Aircraft 
LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin
Aircraft manufacturer 
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Maybach