Before the Wright brothers came up with the airplane, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin had taken to the skies with his airship or balloon. The airship was the culmination of man’s wish to fly, but Zeppelin had one problem. The airships did have technical problems and the airplane did come up on top, but the biggest issue for Zeppelin was that he was always hamstrung for money. Being the pioneer, his venture was risky and most did not want to touch it. 

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