What is LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name = ''Graf Zeppelin'' |image=LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II at Lowenthal 1938.jpg |caption=''Graf Zeppelin'' at Lowenthal Hangar in 1938 }}{{Infobox aircraft career |type = [[Hindenburg class airship|''Hindenburg''-class airship]] |other names = <!--Other names (nicknames, nose art names) this aircraft is known by-->''Graf Zeppelin II'' |manufacturer = [[Luftschiffbau Zeppelin]] |construction number = LZ 130 |construction date = 1936–38 |civil registration = D-LZ130 |in service = 1938–40 |first flight = 14 September 1938 |flights = 30 |total hours = |total distance = |fate = Broken up April 1940 |preservation = [[Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen]] (bow) }} |} [[File:LZ130 Construction.jpg|thumb|The LZ 130 under construction.]] [[File:LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin in flight.jpg|thumb|In flight]] The '''LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin ΙΙ''' was the last Zeppelin built in the time between World War 1 and World War 2. Built from the same blueprints as its sister the [[LZ 129 Hindenburg|LZ-129 Hindenburg]], in October, 1937, LZ-130 was modified to use [[helium]] after the [[LZ 129 Hindenburg|LZ-129 Hindenburg crash]], delaying her first flight. Because helium provides less lift than [[hydrogen]], LZ-130’s passenger capacity was reduced from the 72 carried by Hindenburg to just 40. Helium is rare and expensive, so the airship was also modified to not leak helium. However, the United States refused to sell any helium to Germany, so the airship was filled with hydrogen anyway. {{Transport-stub}} [[Category:Airships]] [[Category:Individual aircraft]]