Zeppelin projects

I thought I'd share these two NACA documents on the Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20.

I'm always on the lookout for information on this ill-fated bird. I'm working on getting a copy of Peter Kühne's "Der Rieseneindecker aus Staaken". In the meantime, I'd like to get in touch with anyone that has a copy of Jack Herris' "Zeppelin-Staaken Aircraft of WWI" to see if it contains any new information.

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fortrena said:
A potentially VERY dumb question. Are those potted plants in the engine nacelle of the E 4/20?

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/1goynqy/zeppelinstaaken_e420_prototype_all_metal_stressed
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It looks like they're leafs or some other vegetation, yes. You can also see two large branches below the wings of the aircraft, and a wreath on the nose. Wreaths and laurel leaves are common symbols of victory and success, and given that the above photograph seems to be from some public show of the aircraft, its quite likely they were there for precisely that reason.
 
The same photo is shown in Peter Kühne "Rohrbacharchiv Nr.1-Der Rieseneindecker aus Staaken", with the caption "
Die geschmückte Maschine mit der Belegschaft am 30.9.1920" (The decorated aircraft with staff, 30th of September 1920).
So, don't know, if those parts of plants actually were potted, but yes, it quite probably were vegetation, maybe kind of palm leafes stuck in openings in the cowlings.
 

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