Wölfert’s motorized airship.

Powering the airship of bookseller Wölfert from Leipzig, Daimler's Grandfather Clock conquered the third element after land and water: the air. The world's first motorized airship, of which a replica is shown here, set out on its maiden flight from Cannstatt's Seelberg in the summer of 1888 and landed after some six miles in Kornwestheim.

  • Cylinders 1
  • Displacement 37 cu in
  • Output 2 PS (1.5 kW)
  • At engine speed 720/min