Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1913 by Fred T. Jane
1910. Has made many famous flights.
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ZENS (Ernest), 3 Rue la Boetie, Paris. Born 1878. Pioneer aviator. On
committee of Ae. C. F. First passenger in an aeroplane (carried by
Wilbur Wright, 6th September, 1908). Built a monoplane, 1912.
ZEPPELIN (Count). The first Zeppelin dirigible was tried in 1900 on Lake
Constance. It made a small speed against a 12-16 m.p.h. wind. It
also circled. The experiments exhausted the Count's resources until
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