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Zeppelin aircraft dwarf modern planes

Average man: 1.8m (5'9")

43.7m

(143ft)

LZ 129 Hindenburg

19.6m (64ft)

Boeing 747

76.4m (251ft)

245m (804ft)

Average man: 1.8m (5'9")

LZ 129 Hindenburg

43.7m

(143ft)

19.6m (64ft)

Boeing 747

76.4m (251ft)

245m (804ft)

Average man: 1.8m (5'9")

43.7m

(143ft)

LZ 129 Hindenburg

Boeing 747

19.6m (64ft) tall, 76.4m (251ft) long

245m (804ft)

Average man: 1.8m (5'9")

LZ 129 Hindenburg

Boeing 747

19.6m (64ft) tall, 76.4m (251ft) long

43.7m (143ft) tall, 245m (804ft) long

Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian