The Hindenburg

The Demise Of The Great “Hindenburg” T he era of the Hindenburg along with all other airships of it’s time came to an explosive end all in one unexpected day. Put that aside for now but I promise to readdress that topic soon enough, but first I shall explain it’s long journey to it’s inevitable destruction. The great airship that was given the iconic name of “Hindenburg” was constructed by America’s enemy at the time, Nazi Germany itself. First of all, you need to know that it was the largest airship ever made, 804 ft. long! The ship flew an impressive speed of 78-84 mph ferrying many passengers across the Atlantic ocean for over 2,000 flights until the terrible day that it ceased to fly any longer. Flash back to the year 1937, May 6th…

Dr. Hinderberg Dr. Eckeners dream of a regularly scheduled Zeppelin airship service across the North Atlantic to America was finally realized with the construction of the Hindenburg. It was designed to carry 50 passengers in a luxury and comfort never before seen in Airship Travel. It was to be one of Nazi Germany's finest airships. The Hindenburg was supposed to represent the greatness of Germany and its leader, Adolf Hitler. Because of this the Hindenburg was emblazoned with large swastikas on…

BIGEST AIRSHIP OPLITERATED IN SECONDS The Hindenburg was obliterated on May 6, 1937, around 7:25 pm. The Hindenburg left the Frankford airfield in Germany on a round trip flight to America with 97 souls onboard, just more than half of them would make it to America alive the rest doomed. The Hindenburg had many excellent design qualities, with one manger flaw. Its air bags were filled with hundreds of gallons each with explosive hydrogen. The Hindenburg was designed to be filled with…

The Hindenburg Disaster The hindenburg was a large blimp that transported people over the atlantic. It was the fastest way to get across the atlantic at the time, and was significant to air technology. On it’s last flight in 1937, disaster struck, ending rigid airship transportation. The Hindenburg was just as big as the titanic, and was a huge advancement in the early 1900s. At 803.8 feet, it was a wonder. The Zeppelin was used as a five star hotel, only for high class customers. Hitler…

I t was the year 1937 the day was May 6th . this was going to be the farthest anything this big would fly The Hindenburg was to fly across the Atlantic ocean. The Hindenburg was going to make a huge difference It had been made in Germany and after 30 years of travel on commercial zeppelins Germany had decided to make a leap in air travel. The huge travel in flight was a huge deal that everyone wanted to see. This made Germany an amazing place that was about to lead the Way in air travel. The…

Some facts before the Hindenburg crashed and what caused it, When they filled up the Hindenburg with food and water it got to heavy and they had to throw out some things so they could land safely. A spark is the reason the Hindenburg caught fire and crashed. The reason the Hindenburg crashed was because a spark hit a hydrogen box and then it filled the ventilation ducts with fire and it spread everywhere and the Hindenburg caught fire and crashed. There have been some theory’s to why the…

bout 80 years ago a very tragic disaster happened. The Hindenburg disaster. A lot of people lost their friends, family, and local people in their city. This was a big event happening on May 6, 1937. The Length of the Hindenburg was about 245m/803.8 feet. The diameter was 41.2m/135.1 feet. The gas capacity was 200,00 cubic meters/ 7,062,000 cubic feet. It traveled at about 135 km/h and 84 mph. It’s made out of gelatin on top of a sheet of cotton. This disaster was famous because it was the…

T he Hindenburg was built by Germans and there were many people of different nationalities on board before it crashed including a German ministry (Colonel). This disaster started the end of the airship transportation. There was a total of ninety two people on the Hindenburg at the time that it crashed. The Hindenburg had a smoking lounge despite being filled with hydrogen at the time. The gas cells for earlier zeppelins were made of goldbeaters skin (the outer membrane of cattle intestines) the…

T he Hindenburg Disaster occurred 79 years ago today. On May 6,1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey the world’s largest aircraft ever built caught fire and burned to the ground in seconds. The Hindenburg was a zeppelin aircraft. Zeppelins were made of helium but for some odd reason the Hindenburg was made of hydrogen, a very flammable gas. The Hindenburg was over eight-hundred feet long and carried over 2656 people across the Atlantic between Germany and New York and Rio de Janerio before the…

The Hindenburg was one of Zeppelin and Ludwig Dürr’s most successful airship. By 1936, the Hindenburg had concluded ten very successful trips which made it very popular and well known. Therefore, when the Hindenburg crashed it came as a shock and brought on various questions regarding the cause of the crash. For instance, what caused the Hindenburg to catch fire? Or why did the fire spread so fast? Shortly after questions about the crash, theories started to arise as well, especially from people…