洛杉矶号飞艇

洛杉矶号飞船（英语：USS Los Angeles）是一艘刚性飞船，编号为ZR-3，由齐柏林飞艇公司于1923年至1924年在德国腓特烈港建造，以作为战争赔款。它于1924年10月交付美国海军，主要用于实验工作，特别是美国寄生机计画的开发。它于1932年退役。

Althoff, William F. Sky Ships. New York: Orion Books, 1990. ISBN 0-517-56904-3.
Althoff, William F. USS Los Angeles: The Navy's Venerable Airship and Aviation Technology. Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, 2004. ISBN 1-57488-620-7.
Hart, Larry. Pictures From the Past: A Schenectady Album. Schenectady, New York: Old Dorp Books, 1992. ISBN 978-0-932035-13-4.
Provan, John. LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin": The story of an Airship, vol. 1 & vol. 2 (Amazon Kindle ebook). Pueblo, Colorado: Luftschiff Zeppelin Collection, 2011.
Robinson, Douglas H., and Charles L. Keller. "Up Ship!": U.S. Navy Rigid Airships 1919–1935. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1982. ISBN 0-87021-738-0.

Photo gallery of USS Los Angeles
eZEP.de （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） – a dedicated web portal for Zeppelin mail and airship memorabilia
Zeppelin Study Group （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） – a research group for airship memorabilia and Zeppelin mail
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)^{[失效链接]} – page at Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
Picture of the 25 August 1927 nose stand
DANFS article on Los Angeles (ZR-3) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
Photo gallery （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） at Naval Historical Center
1925 eclipse footage shot from ship
"Queen of Dirigibles Ready for U.S." May 1924, Popular Science Monthly – excellent drawing showing size comparison between earlier dirigibles and battleships
"Flying with an Airship Captain" Mar 1930, Popular Science Monthly – Article detailing the operation of Los Angeles

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