Service Ceiling?

[pelikan]

Hello Zeppelin Kapitans,
I had a total loss of control while crossing the Alps. At 3500 meters the tail dropped suddenly and She spiraled down into a valley. Somehow I regained control and continued through several valleys till I came out over the northern Italian plains.
I can't find any information on a service ceiling or perhaps it was a hydrogen issue due to altitude. I was wondering if anyone had a similar experience or had some info on it. Just out of curiosity.
Regards, Pelikan

[Slide]

Hi Pelikan;
In real life, Zeppelins were not made for high altitudes. Too much hydrogen would get lost and in the following there soon would be a ballast-problem as you need to have some left for a safe landing.
So they crossed the oceans at maybe 2.000 ft MSL.
On the other hand, 6.000+ meters should be possible for the Graf - they managed to climb to that height with big rigids many years earlier, when the Kaiser tried to bomb London.
And about similar experiences: I had lots of weird scenes with the Graf, and I cannot explain all of them, too.

[Admin]

Please remember that there is no support for LTA in FS9, so much of what Bill did in creating the Graf involved compromise and workarounds. The real Graf was capable of much more than the FS9 Graf. I would suggest a ceiling of perhaps 3000 meters with good behavior between 1500-2000 meters. Again since Bill used aircraft systems in odd ways to simulate LTA, your mileage may vary and it may fly differently on each system

[pelikan]

Thanks, Gentlemen...
I'll stick to the "twice the length of the ship" rule for height from now on.It made me feel good to get her righted,though. Now I can continue on to Cairo.
Regards, Pelikan