@@DaveMiller2 You can if you go to Germany. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is still in business and operate airship tours around Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany from their base at Friedrichshafen on Bordensee in NT (New Technology) Zeppelin.
Modern air travel is the safest form of travel there is. Not to mention it's a lot quicker. People want to get to their destination and not spend days or weeks doing it.
the airships have a couple of accidents and the concept was canceled, AIRPLANES HAS FALL IN THOUSAND KILLING MANY THOUSAND OF PEOPLE BUT STILL ARE FLYING, curious thing....
@carloko08 The most important reason for the downfall of airships wasn't even safety. It was cost and speed. Airplanes go wayyy more faster and way cheaper compared to airships. Why would you waste 20 hours on an airship if you could do the same trip in 8 hours, and even for half the price?
I always thought the only passenger area was the small basket looking thing on the bottom. I had no idea it was this large and magnificency designed. It truly was a marvel of its' time.
I think this cabin was the bridge for the captain and his staff. the windows of the dining room should the ones in the middle of the ship. It would be a good idea showing a construction outline in addition to the pictures.
I thought the same thing for years. That was merely the bridge where the pilots would guide the ship with the flow of wind. The rest was all just above the "basket" on the lower part of the ship. Above that was a wide open space with the balloons of Hydrogen were which kept the ship afloat. There were also cat walks so the attendant didn't have to step on the delicate metal or puncture the balloons. My theory of the cause of the crash was twofold: They were unable to get helium which (if I recall) was less flammable. Also, it had been raining this delaying the landing. They said that had be been static electricity, it may have been caused by the cords that were thrown to the people in the field to HELP guide the craft down smoothly. When the Empire State Building was built they built a docking station so that airships could land in the building but that was never to be
@visualone studio- I think they titled a movie Hindenburg. It was supposedly very faithful to the real Hindenburg on the inside. It starred George C Scott.
There's something majestic about such a big floaty thing. Impractical, unsafe, or whatever, you can't say it isn't one of the coolest things someone ever came up with.
Such a sad story because this really was a pre-jet travel, ground breaking way to get across the Atlantic in what I presume was much quicker, smoother and quieter way to get from Europe to America than on a ship!
Personally, I still think that this way of traveling is still a good idea today. Imagine this airship built with today's technical possibilities. Cruises to the sights of this world, dinners at white-clothed tables and the best cuisine, exquisite wines, with the setting sun in the savannah of Africa etc. etc. I am of the firm opinion that this should be possible, and would be a real luxury art of travell and making holidays.
No tendría sentido por el poco espacio, en esa época viajaban pocos con mucho espacio (así salía de caro) hoy es todo lo contrario, todos apretados, olvídate de viajar así, eso no existe ni en los trenes hoy en dia😂
People today like to travel in tank tops and cutoff shorts, dragging a slew of screaming kinds with them. We don't exactly do that "Suit and tie for dinner" thing any more.
The Hindenburg had made 8 previous trips to the US and several to South America. It had made a profit before the fire. Passengers highly praised the experience
@@midnightchannel111 As mentioned @6:50 - there was nothing cheap about it. Equivalent to US$7,800 in today's money for a one way transatlantic flight. You can fly in a First Class suite for a lot less today if you want to travel quickly and in luxury. But yes, I also wish they were brought back in some capacity just to have the experience.
If the Germans just stopped being nazis then America would have sold them helium and it never would have been a disaster. But no they just had to once again try to take over the world. Quite the lofty bunch.
@@midnightchannel111 you can still do it at Friedrichshafen, lake Constance, in the south of Germany. It is a much sought after experience. You can take a one hour drive over the alps and the lake! It is lovely to watch them depart, breathing like a whale at departure. No other noice needed😃
I live near the Bodensee (lake Constance) and there in Friedrichshafen the Zeppelin company is running a little fleet of airships. Mostly for tourist trips over the lake. It is always a great view to the them flying over you, even they are much more smaller than the Hindenburg.
, I visited Lake Constance several times and watch the beautiful airship go across the lake, but I did not ride in it. I did bicycle around the lake though.
How old are you? Your step mother would be born in 1910 or 1911 if she flew with Lufthansa in the 30's, that means she would be 110 plus years old by 2020.
@@dhoward5757 68, she flew between Stockholm and Berlin during the war... she was a Fruggerland which had thier own Dutchy attached to Sweden till 1936. Anton is now head of the family.
I have been to Lakehurst , NJ. My Dad did his Parachute Training there in early 50's. The Hangars for smaller U.S. Navy Blimps still standing & they are huge! You could still see the flying over the beach in late 60's...
ILL ANG, USAFR used the massive, entirely wood structure, US Navy airship hanger, for non hazardous supplies storage, during the 1900's mid years. Another was in Oregon, south of Tillamook.. An air museum for a time.. History USS, The Macon?
Add on - there is a cute little museum there with tons of artifacts, furniture and other cool stuff from the era. Worth a short detour if you are an aviation geek and have a stopover in FRA!
There is still "Zeppelinwurst" available at only ONE Store on the Zeil in Frankfurt am Main.... It's the tinned appetizer Wurst that was served aboard the Ships.
I have actually flown in a Zeppelin and the it is a very smooth flight and more like being on a ship than an aircraft. My trip was not in the 1930’s but just a few years ago, over Bodensee in South Germany.
the Hindenburg and its end have a special spot in my family's history...both my father and grandfather witnessed the explosion; my grandfather was there to meet a member of the flight crew. i tried to figure who that man he was friends with from the victim list but it's hard to ask my grandfather anything about this as he died 15 years before i was born and my dad was only seven at the time. every time i see the footage i look so hard to find them but all i ever see is sailors and victims - no spectators.
I remember seeing a documentary some time ago, centering on a father and his young son who were at Lakehurst that day, but on the far side of the airship, ie. away from the crowd and cameras. It was alleged that they saw the beginning of the fire on the starboard side, which was immediately preceeded by what looked like St Elmo's fire, flickering blue along the tail end. I wonder if this was them? I'd have to search the Web for this, as I cannot remember who it was produced by.
It stil can be seen in Friedrichshafen in Germany. A great museum about the history of the zeppelin. You can also see the lounge area and restaurant and sleeping quarters original from the Hindenburg.
The Graf Zeppelin II was the Hindenburg's sister ship yet never entered cross Atlantic service. Air Marshall Goering ordered it's dismantling for the aluminum. The museum exhibits are likely from the Graf Zeppelin II
When I was a little kid I had a recurring nightmare involving the explosion of the Hindenberg. I dreamed I was on the ground running for my life as it was crashing down from above. It was absolutely horrifying and I have no idea why I would have these dreams.
@@mtsky-tc6uwThere were two guys in junior high that used to light their farts for laughs. One of them burned his rectum once, and gave up the practice for some time after.
When I was a little kid I had beautiful recurring dreams of being in an airship and looking out of the windows in awe. I remember the interior being similar to American 50s diners and I was there with my grandparents and one of my cousins.
The germans were on another level. One of the most incredible things they built was wuppertahl sky train thingy.just astonishing and still in use after 120 odd years.
Very remarkable images best I've ever seen and I'm 79 that should tell you something. Best picture of the ship falling didn't realize that the fire started in the rear of the ship.Thanks again.🤠🤠
Upper rear. A stay cable had snapped due to an excessively sharp turn, ripping open a gasbag, and a static discharge apparently started the conflagration. Subsequent investigations have confirmed the original enquiry findings.
You can see the architecture and at least the full gondola of the original Zeppelins in a museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Surprisingly modern design.
If I'm not mistaken, the iconic radio description of the conflagration was a WLS reporter. I'm originally from Chicago, so I always remember seeing that on documentaries.
While the absolute series of events is still uncertain, there is a strong indication the cause of the disaster was static electricity combined with the doping used on the fabric skin. The doping was of two compounds which together in solid form could be volatile. The electricity naturally built up on the skin from air friction outside. When they dropped the mooring lines - which were wet from the steady rain, they completed the circuit to the ground and caused instant ignition through a spark of static electricity. A hydrogen gas bag rupture may or may not have also happened. However, hydrogen burns with a blue flame. The flames on the Hindenburg were orange, consistent with ignition of the doping material. The hydrogen then fueled the flames.
I remember years ago it was said the hydrogen rose and bunrs with a blue flame - almost invisible , but the desiel for the motors was the main cause of the fire we see as it burns orange with great clouds of black smoke ( like todays desiel fires )
The Hindenburg, was originally to have been filled with Helium, A non flammable gas. But the technology to cheaply produce it was not possessed by the Germans. The Hindenburg had already made eight previous flights to the US. And even some to South America.
I never understood how this thing handled the notoriously bad weather over the North Atlantic. Even in Spring and Summer, cold rain can freeze to the hull of a sailing ship and that adds a lot of weight in ice. Airplanes had early anti-icing systems. Then there are squalls, high winds and featureless nights with overcast. In 1936, even reliable radio signals did not travel more than a few hundred miles.
One of my big questions as well... how in the world did this thing stay on course? No way those little propellers kept this beast on course. 60+mph winds would blow this balloon across the world. And as you also stated, the icing up, when crossing Atlantic... The amount of weight that would add, is tremendous. Not to mention, likely disabling it's rudders and props. I've always found this zeppelin story, suspect.
@@elgoog7830Well i think it works like a sail ship. You can sail against the wind but you need to bend the wind to get a forward force. And the aërodynamica is like a torpedo. Back in the day they used compass and stars/ landmark’s to navigate.
@@b43xoit Are you the grammar police? If so, you had better give yourself a ticket. The period goes first at the end of a sentence, then the quotation mark. People who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones! Lol.
@@Dion-rz3fz To be precise, the punctuation placement with quotation marks varies by regional conventions. In American English, periods and commas always go inside the quotation marks, regardless of the logical considerations. Therefore, the correct placement in American English would be, "There is no apostrophe on 'landmarks.'" In British English, the placement of the period (full stop) relative to the quotation mark depends on whether the period is part of the quoted material or not. If the period is part of the quotation, it goes inside. If it is not, it goes outside. This is known as logical punctuation. For example, if 'landmarks' is the end of the sentence and not part of a longer quoted sentence, in British English, you'd write: "There is no apostrophe on 'landmarks'."
As a child I to see one of these lighter than air ships. I guess t my wish at the age of 27 working a farm. We heard what sounded like a lawn mower engine only more powerful. Then I saw it over some trees and it was the Goodyear blimp. I was not disappointed. To see this Hindenburg must have been awesome
I’ve never seen the colorized photos of the disaster till this video! I’ve been fascinated with the Hindenburg for many years and I can still hear in my memory those words at the end!
They are ancient accommodations. The cities used to run on wireless before the British and Freemasons started their world empire in 1900. There were millions of these airships moving grain everywhere on earth.
@@togowack "ancient"? These look as though they have been built yesterday. "Millions" of airships? You lose any credibility when you make such absurd exaggerations.
@@viningscircleMost people have to go through a wake up. There were probably a couple billion airships at one point. They were stored in air ship garages that we converted to our modern malls. There are videos of people turning on 100 year old engines no problem, there is no reason thousands of years of proper storage should be an issue.
@@togowack if you are trying to be humorous, possibly. Or just one beer short of a six-pack. But hey, you got free time on your hands for this at least...
@@viningscircle check tartaria mudflood our fake history. You must unlearn what you have learned or when they do start showing you the before time, you will find yourself in an asylum.
The size of this ship is unbelievable - the pictures do not give a real impression of just how big the Hindenburg was - you have to see the partial replica in Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Museum.
I was amazed at all the little things done to reduce weight. Cutting holes in all metal to reduce material. Paintings right on the walls. No frames. Every little bit counted.
Only twenty years before they built ocean liners with dark and very heavy furniture and wall panels. A revolution of style must have happened during the 1920s.
A fascinating but bizarre concept - fewer than 100 people transported in a vessel as long as an ocean liner that could carry about 3,000 in greater comfort. But apparently there were people willing to pay a tremendous premium for the novelty and savings in time.
Yes, the size-to-passenger-ratio was enormous. But on the other hand, it was less than 3 metric tons of airship weight per passenger, including fuel. Less than 2 metric tons per passenger without fuel. Some locomotives are heavier than the airship Hindenburg was. Empty weight: 128 metric tons. MTOW: 220 metric tons. Without lifting gas of course.
Its ironic to note that although the Nazis hounded the Bauhaus movement into extinction, branded as "degenerate art", the interior of this showpiece was almost pure Bauhaus in its concept. It really was quite beautiful.
Bauhaus architecture is objectively ugly and awful like all "modernist" styles the last good architectural styles were Deco, Nuveau, Beax arts, etc... the Hindenburg gets a pass because it's an airship that had to weigh as little as possible as possible.
In 1981 I and my partner were fortunate enough to take a pleasure ride of about an hour on the 'GoodYear' air ship from the old 'art deco' airport at Liverpool. I remember it was crewed by Italians. We effortlessly glided off and took a leisurely trip over onto the centre line of the River Mersey and headed out to the estuary, so we had a marvellous view of the City including the Cunard and Liver Buildings. As we landed ropes were released and the ground crew seized these and eventually tethered the ship. It was a magical ride.
Being Air traffic controller I had that chance too, in the _Good Year_ Airship in 1993 in Portugal! It was totally different from anything I had flown before. The ship is flown by two giant trim wheels, just as if the pilot was seated on a wheelchair, and the two tiny engines are so feeble. Then you can reduce them to idle without sinking, which is a most unusual sensation! It's exhilarating and you feel absolutely safe. 😀
Fascinating. I had no idea of the level of creature comfort the Hindenburg provided. It would be wonderful if a modern, non-flammable, passenger airship of this sort could be developed today. I know there have been proposals for such a thing, but apparently none have been built.
look at google maps Germany, Krausnick Tropical Islands and you'll be surprised. I was driving through the eastern part of Germany through flat land just acricalture. When suddenly far off I saw this huge silver shining "ballon" seemingly lying on the ground. When I got nearer it was just mindblowing by its size. Well I went there and found a hangar build into a pleasure oasis with swimmingpool, palmtrees, bars and restaurants. Looking up at the ceiling I relized that they probable could place any huge church inside. I learned that many years ago a company thought to rebuild the huge Zeppelin as air cargo ships. Well it did not work out but they left this enourmous hangar. It is the biggest self-supporting hall worldwide. Maybe you'll find a Wiki article in english if you search for Tropical Islands. Many photos show how it looks inside.
If you look at the image of the inferno it’s incredible to think that of the 95 people on board, 57 survived. The reason for the high survival rate was that hydrogen is lighter than air so the burning happened above the airship and nobody was actually burned. Contrast that with a crashed airplane sitting in a pool of burning kerosine that will consume it in minutes. The people that did die on the Hindenburg, died because of the ship crashing to ground. You can just imagine one of those lounges filled with flying chairs. If the passengers had been seated, with belts on and in a brace position, perhaps nobody would have died. The wrong lesson was learned. Hydrogen wasn’t the main culprit at all and with a fairly minor tweak, airships could well have been a safe mode of transport (for the time).
The tweak would have been to use helium instead of hydrogen, right ? I mean even with todays regulations and safety standards it would still be incredibly stupid and dangerous to fill an airship with flammable gas therefore it definitely was back in 1930.
I suspect along with a fall distance to the ground and material from the airship falling on you, the gas for the ships engines contributed to the inferno at ground level more than the hydrogen did to the non survivors.
History is just amazing....I'd have loved to fly over the Atlantic in this flying "magic carpet," it wasn't meant to be but what a thrill for those whose traveled in this style and luxury before the crash.
I was stationed at Lakehurst in the early 70's. Our helicopters were kept inside one if the giant hangars in the video. I would walk to work at night across the area where the Hindenburg crashed. It was an eerie feeling. No ghosts or such but still you couldn't help but think "wow that was right here".
It must have been AMAZING to ride in one of these airships! I wish that airship travel could be revived, just made safer. Even if it's just for trips around the US. Travelling in one of these things sounds like it would be much more fun than travelling in an airplane!
Indeed. Speed isn't everything. If time isn't important, the opportunity to fly with elegance, decorum, style, and with civilized fellow passengers is worth it. I'd be 110% O.K. with a dress code that must be followed or boarding will be denied. No PJ's, no flip flops, no rainbow hair, no shorts, no jeans, no torn clothing, no T-shirts, no weird piercings, etc. C'mon people. Dress like passengers would've dressed 60+ years ago! Smoke 'em if ya got 'em in the lounge. Vintage Bossa Nova EZ listening music, quietly playing over the speakers, would be the cherry on top.
Lol absolutely right I’ve listened through the whole thing and couldn’t think who he sounded like !!! It was driving me insane, thank you for putting me out of my misery 🤣
Hardly ever mentioned is the identical ship, Graf Zeppelin, that did the South American route, and a much more "exotic" scenic trip. The Hindenburg flew over familiar European landscapes, the ocean, then suddenly, New Jersey, where it was docked. The GZ flew over the beautiful Fernando de Noronha island off the coast of Brazil, stopped in Recife, and flew down the entire coast of Brazil at a relatively low altitude, and when it arrived in Rio, since it docked further south from the city itself, it did a scenic flyover of its mountains, beaches and forests. Then, I think, it flew to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. For anyone interested, there is B&W footage of the Zeppelin flying over the Brazilian coast and arriving in Rio here on UA-cam.
LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin", which did the service between Germany and Brazil for many years, was not the "identical ship". The "twin" of LZ 129 "Hindenburg" was the second "Graf Zeppelin", LZ 130. Which didn't come into service after the Hindenburg accident.
I had work at the Lakehurst naval base. The hanger that housed the Hindenburg is still there. It is huge. Out in the field is a giant gold painted chain, half buried in the ground, showing where the gondola hit the ground when it crashed.
@@Searching_History There is a small but interesting museum where the crash happened also. Maybe one day there could be a way to add it to this video -- or make a video showing it. I think folks would find it interesting.
In a T.V. documentary many years ago, one could hear a newspaper reporter - from Chicago, I believe - describing the moment of the disaster of the Hindenburg. At one point, he was calmly describing the landing of the airship. Suddenly, he grew hysterical and started crying uncontrollably as he watched the disaster unfold. I wish I could remember his words. It all was very moving.
Many airships went down in storms... look up the US Navy airships, the flying aircraft carriers, we lost a couple to storms, the USS Shanendoah went down in a thunderstorm (I think in Nebraska) and two of the others (I think the Akron and Macon) went down in storms at sea... I think only the Los Angeles survived.... though for some reason I think there was much better success with the smaller non rigid Navy airships...
Turbulence was one of their chief problems. Being lighter than air meant their engines did not need to be that powerful for them to fly. But their huge size and limited engine power meant they were in deep trouble in bad weather.
@@miked5539 Recalling a zeppelin scene in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" -- not the Hindenburg, obviously, but still a funny memory in cultural literacy... 😁
@@nancyharman4795Originally it was the Hindenburg. Somebody in the production realized that the time setting was 1938, after the Hindenburg was destroyed. A little digital sleight of hand to erase the name from the zeppelin in the movie and there you have the unnamed airship in 1938.
There is a full size mock up of a large section of the Hindenburg at the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshaven on the shore of Lake Constance. Fantastic museum, well worth a visit.
@ApolloApplications Seems like you've studied this. Thanks for adding more perspective. Aside from the unique views and gaining a couple of days, I'm guessing the (sea)ship crossings would remain popular.
Well, you had ships and those were cheaper. Crossing with the Queen Mary took 3 days extra but at a cost of under $100 one way. And it's important to remember that you could get a really luxurious suite for a lower amount of money than the Hindenburg cost, with a private bathroom and windows. Speed and a spectacular view was the only real benefits of the Hindenburg, and it still took around 2 days to cross with it. The arrival of the Comet at the end of the fifties was truly the real death of transatlantic ships.
That would depend entirely on where it crashed, and how high it was. I think it would be unsurvivable at sea or high altitude, no better than a modern airliner.
My Great Grandfather won a ticket to fly on the Hindenburg, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was at the Olympics, as a side treat for his new wife, on their Honeymoon. The Nationalist Raffle ticket cost him 5 cents. They gave away 1,000 2 person accommodations, and asked the winners to write to Congress to allow Germany the use of Helium. He flew there, and back on the Graf II Zeppelin, on the Hindenburg's 99th flight to the US. On the 100th the US Congress agreed to allow the use of Helium. He told us about 3 deaths that happened on the way, from NYC to Washington DC. He said the crew was busy day and night fixing bullet holes, from people on the ground. Everything from handguns, to long rifles. One of the dead was a friend of my GG father, a waiter, the other 2 were sailors working in the riggings when they were shot.
The Zeppelin Foundation in Germany continues to hold a stake in Zeppelin GmbH via Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH. They operate a small fleet of NT Zeppelin (NT = New Technology) that does sightseeing tours from their base on Bordensee around Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany.
I wonder how much Helium would have to be mixed with the Hydrogen to reduce the flammability to a safe level. Helium is scarce and expensive. Hydrogen is plentiful, relatively cheap to mass produce, and has far greater lifting power. Mixing helium and hydrogen would require constant mixing in the bags so, the weight of the circulation system would have to be lightweight to justify such a compromise.
I read the Germans wanted to fill the airship with helium gas which is non flammable but couldn't get the helium gas they wanted and so filled it hydrogen gas which a flammable gas.
@@anthonycremer4650 Yes that's what I read that Germany wanted to buy helium from America but America wouldn't sell them helium and so the airship disaster could have been avoided had it been filled with helium.
My mother was a 22 year old nursing student there near the disaster and passengers and crew were brought there to be treated . She said the smell of burnt flesh was really one of the things she remembered.
@@Matt92Machine Well, CargoLifter tried a couple of years ago and went bankrupt. Of course we "could", just viewed from a pure technical perspective. But viewed in its whole context it is for the same reasons impossible as the repetition of the Apollo-program would be. They even had to invent new alloys and materials to get it working. Just imagine a company today which would have to start basically at zero. Not like SpaceX who bought most parts "off the shelf". That's what I meant.
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Amazing to see this level of luxury in the 1930s! Makes you wonder how air travel has evolved (for better or worse) since then. What do you think?
I love the Art Deco aspect of the 20s-30s.. but remember, everyone smoked!
I wish airships were still used. It would be neat to fly in one. Jet travel is convenient in a way but it sucks too.
@@DaveMiller2 You can if you go to Germany. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is still in business and operate airship tours around Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany from their base at Friedrichshafen on Bordensee in NT (New Technology) Zeppelin.
Modern air travel is the safest form of travel there is. Not to mention it's a lot quicker. People want to get to their destination and not spend days or weeks doing it.
For all but the wealthiest, air travel today is the pits.
People forget (or didn't know) that unlike the Titanic, the Hindenburg made a fair number of trips before it crashed.
I think it’s interesting that it flew all the way from Frankfurt Germany to South America
livin om a prayer.
Like Oceangate...
the airships have a couple of accidents and the concept was canceled, AIRPLANES HAS FALL IN THOUSAND KILLING MANY THOUSAND OF PEOPLE BUT STILL ARE FLYING, curious thing....
@carloko08 The most important reason for the downfall of airships wasn't even safety. It was cost and speed. Airplanes go wayyy more faster and way cheaper compared to airships. Why would you waste 20 hours on an airship if you could do the same trip in 8 hours, and even for half the price?
What's amazing is that so many people survived the disaster. Looking at at the photos, it's hard to imagine.
Pretty crazy, right? The human spirit can be surprisingly strong in tough situations.
It's a 10 meter jump on a green field. Jumping from a cruise ship into water is more dangerous.
People used to be fireproof largely back then.
@@rax816…what with the lead makeup and the asbestos clothing and all…
I mean, the fire spread so fast it didn’t have much time to actually “burn” anything. The largest moments of the fire were when it all hit the ground.
I always thought the only passenger area was the small basket looking thing on the bottom. I had no idea it was this large and magnificency designed. It truly was a marvel of its' time.
I think this cabin was the bridge for the captain and his staff.
the windows of the dining room should the ones in the middle of the ship.
It would be a good idea showing a construction outline in addition to the pictures.
I was always unclear about this too, and wondered about being crammed in there for continental travel. Amazing to see inside.
I thought the same thing for years. That was merely the bridge where the pilots would guide the ship with the flow of wind.
The rest was all just above the "basket" on the lower part of the ship. Above that was a wide open space with the balloons of Hydrogen were which kept the ship afloat.
There were also cat walks so the attendant didn't have to step on the delicate metal or puncture the balloons.
My theory of the cause of the crash was twofold:
They were unable to get helium which (if I recall) was less flammable.
Also, it had been raining this delaying the landing. They said that had be been static electricity, it may have been caused by the cords that were thrown to the people in the field to HELP guide the craft down smoothly.
When the Empire State Building was built they built a docking station so that airships could land in the building but that was never to be
@visualone studio- I think they titled a movie Hindenburg. It was supposedly very faithful to the real Hindenburg on the inside. It starred George C Scott.
that area is the cockpit
There's something majestic about such a big floaty thing. Impractical, unsafe, or whatever, you can't say it isn't one of the coolest things someone ever came up with.
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Beautifully colorized photos! Great work putting this together!
Such a sad story because this really was a pre-jet travel, ground breaking way to get across the Atlantic in what I presume was much quicker, smoother and quieter way to get from Europe to America than on a ship!
Personally, I still think that this way of traveling is still a good idea today. Imagine this airship built with today's technical possibilities. Cruises to the sights of this world, dinners at white-clothed tables and the best cuisine, exquisite wines, with the setting sun in the savannah of Africa etc. etc. I am of the firm opinion that this should be possible, and would be a real luxury art of travell and making holidays.
One can only dream.
Yes but don’t use hydrogen
No tendría sentido por el poco espacio, en esa época viajaban pocos con mucho espacio (así salía de caro) hoy es todo lo contrario, todos apretados, olvídate de viajar así, eso no existe ni en los trenes hoy en dia😂
People today like to travel in tank tops and cutoff shorts, dragging a slew of screaming kinds with them. We don't exactly do that "Suit and tie for dinner" thing any more.
You can have my seat
The interior was beautiful. The engineering so sophisticated. Thank you for this.
That's pushing it. Certainly not beautiful.
I am pretty old and love history and I had no idea it was so huge inside.
Well, then you never paid attention…
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I can't understand how all that interior space fits into what looks like a small pod under the blimp?
It’s okay 🧐✌🏽❤️💪🏽🙏🏽
@headdown1 I think that was the viewing area, and there was more passenger and crew space inside that you couldn't see the outside from.
That was fascinating with excellent commentary. Thank-you for taking the time to compile it.
Wonderful colourised pictures and fascinating commentary. Thanks for a truly brilliant video - I loved seeing the inner details of the airship.
The Hindenburg had made 8 previous trips to the US and several to South America. It had made a profit before the fire. Passengers highly praised the experience
I wish they'd bring them back, I'd much rather take longer but be comfortable than take an air bus of today...
@@midnightchannel111 As mentioned @6:50 - there was nothing cheap about it. Equivalent to US$7,800 in today's money for a one way transatlantic flight. You can fly in a First Class suite for a lot less today if you want to travel quickly and in luxury.
But yes, I also wish they were brought back in some capacity just to have the experience.
If the Germans just stopped being nazis then America would have sold them helium and it never would have been a disaster. But no they just had to once again try to take over the world. Quite the lofty bunch.
And then they saluted Hitler! 🤦♂️
@@midnightchannel111 you can still do it at Friedrichshafen, lake Constance, in the south of Germany. It is a much sought after experience. You can take a one hour drive over the alps and the lake! It is lovely to watch them depart, breathing like a whale at departure. No other noice needed😃
I live near the Bodensee (lake Constance) and there in Friedrichshafen the Zeppelin company is running a little fleet of airships. Mostly for tourist trips over the lake. It is always a great view to the them flying over you, even they are much more smaller than the Hindenburg.
Blimps?...
Yeah, today they’re blimps instead of giant zeppelins. Still neat to see them
, I visited Lake Constance several times and watch the beautiful airship go across the lake, but I did not ride in it. I did bicycle around the lake though.
I went here on vacation last summer and of course we visited the Zeppelin Museum (along with the Dornier Museum). Very nice place.
You should show pics
I think the woman with the officers at the 1st of this is my step mother Anne, she served as a head stewardess for Lufthansa at that time...
Oh my goodness 😲🙏
🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
As far as I know Lufthansa never used Hindenburg or any other airships
How old are you? Your step mother would be born in 1910 or 1911 if she flew with Lufthansa in the 30's, that means she would be 110 plus years old by 2020.
@@dhoward5757 68, she flew between Stockholm and Berlin during the war... she was a Fruggerland which had thier own Dutchy attached to Sweden till 1936. Anton is now head of the family.
I have been to Lakehurst , NJ. My Dad did his Parachute Training there in early 50's. The Hangars for smaller U.S. Navy Blimps still standing & they are huge! You could still see the flying over the beach in late 60's...
ILL ANG, USAFR used the massive, entirely wood structure, US Navy airship hanger, for non hazardous supplies storage,
during the 1900's mid years. Another was in Oregon, south of Tillamook.. An air museum for a time.. History USS, The Macon?
05:55 - Side Note, one of Frankfurt/Main's suburbs still named today: "Zeppelinheim" ("Home of Zeppelins")
Add on - there is a cute little museum there with tons of artifacts, furniture and other cool stuff from the era. Worth a short detour if you are an aviation geek and have a stopover in FRA!
There is still "Zeppelinwurst" available at only ONE Store on the Zeil in Frankfurt am Main....
It's the tinned appetizer Wurst that was served aboard the Ships.
I have actually flown in a Zeppelin and the it is a very smooth flight and more like being on a ship than an aircraft. My trip was not in the 1930’s but just a few years ago, over Bodensee in South Germany.
Super cool!!!!what a thrill!!!
Das war wohl kein Zeppelin sondern ein ,,Blimb NT,, New Generation.....
@@berrygrash6124 trotzdem sagt man immer noch Zeppelin!
Beautiful area
the Hindenburg and its end have a special spot in my family's history...both my father and grandfather witnessed the explosion; my grandfather was there to meet a member of the flight crew. i tried to figure who that man he was friends with from the victim list but it's hard to ask my grandfather anything about this as he died 15 years before i was born and my dad was only seven at the time. every time i see the footage i look so hard to find them but all i ever see is sailors and victims - no spectators.
I remember seeing a documentary some time ago, centering on a father and his young son who were at Lakehurst that day, but on the far side of the airship, ie. away from the crowd and cameras. It was alleged that they saw the beginning of the fire on the starboard side, which was immediately preceeded by what looked like St Elmo's fire, flickering blue along the tail end. I wonder if this was them? I'd have to search the Web for this, as I cannot remember who it was produced by.
@@PhaaschhWell isn't that very interesting. A lot less spectators than today, so it is very possible that you are correct.
@@Phaaschh There's a film about this here on YT.
@@awuma have you got a link, please?
It is on Utube somewhere, I have watched it.
It stil can be seen in Friedrichshafen in Germany. A great museum about the history of the zeppelin. You can also see the lounge area and restaurant and sleeping quarters original from the Hindenburg.
Original from the Hindenburg? Weren't they destroyed with the rest of the ship?
@@reachandler3655 Sure, they are realistic replica only. But it is huge, you almost get the feeling like being on board.
The Graf Zeppelin II was the Hindenburg's sister ship yet never entered cross Atlantic service. Air Marshall Goering ordered it's dismantling for the aluminum. The museum exhibits are likely from the Graf Zeppelin II
We need to bring these back.
Beautiful images, a beautiful video. Thanks a lot for sharing.
When I was a little kid I had a recurring nightmare involving the explosion of the Hindenberg. I dreamed I was on the ground running for my life as it was crashing down from above. It was absolutely horrifying and I have no idea why I would have these dreams.
Perhaps you saw some footage of the disaster
We’re you reincarnated maybe? How old are you?
i watched my brother light his farts and it reminded me of the Hindenberg with the big ol flame blasting out of his bung hole
@@mtsky-tc6uwThere were two guys in junior high that used to light their farts for laughs. One of them burned his rectum once, and gave up the practice for some time after.
When I was a little kid I had beautiful recurring dreams of being in an airship and looking out of the windows in awe. I remember the interior being similar to American 50s diners and I was there with my grandparents and one of my cousins.
so beautiful ..its like a surreal world with technology yet classic ...before Concorde and airbus there was Hindenburg
Very impressive imagery. Thanks for sharing!
The germans were on another level. One of the most incredible things they built was wuppertahl sky train thingy.just astonishing and still in use after 120 odd years.
I live in Wuppertal and it was allways there. For me like a sub in other towns.😊
You might like the colorized version by youtuber: NASS 1902 the flying train in germany
You mean Nazi's.
Wuppertal Suspension Railway /watch?v=z6sRoZUqYNs
If noone copied it, it cannot be of universal use. The Chicago Elevated can go much narrower curves and solves the same problem of missing space.
Very remarkable images best I've ever seen and I'm 79 that should tell you something. Best picture of the ship falling didn't realize that the fire started in the rear of the ship.Thanks again.🤠🤠
Upper rear. A stay cable had snapped due to an excessively sharp turn, ripping open a gasbag, and a static discharge apparently started the conflagration. Subsequent investigations have confirmed the original enquiry findings.
I have to say, it may be my tablet or not, but the colorization of this is nothing short of amazing !
Or maybe it's just me.
You are correct....it looks so natural the way color was added doesn't it!
they look a bit like drawings but yes i do think they are real colorize photos
Didn’t the Germans use Color film anyway
You can see the architecture and at least the full gondola of the original Zeppelins in a museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Surprisingly modern design.
I saw that museum. Extremely interesting and also watched the airship above the lake.
The mother of the “queen of the skies”! What a beautiful lady she was❤️
Very awesome. Thank you for sharing this historical airship.
My Dad was in Chicago IL when he heard the news on the radio.
The world was shocked at this event.
If I'm not mistaken, the iconic radio description of the conflagration was a WLS reporter. I'm originally from Chicago, so I always remember seeing that on documentaries.
While the absolute series of events is still uncertain, there is a strong indication the cause of the disaster was static electricity combined with the doping used on the fabric skin. The doping was of two compounds which together in solid form could be volatile. The electricity naturally built up on the skin from air friction outside. When they dropped the mooring lines - which were wet from the steady rain, they completed the circuit to the ground and caused instant ignition through a spark of static electricity. A hydrogen gas bag rupture may or may not have also happened. However, hydrogen burns with a blue flame. The flames on the Hindenburg were orange, consistent with ignition of the doping material. The hydrogen then fueled the flames.
The doping material used the 2 components of thermite as the solids, just the stuff to wrap the gasbags in.
I remember years ago it was said the hydrogen rose and bunrs with a blue flame - almost invisible , but the desiel for the motors was the main cause of the fire we see as it burns orange with great clouds of black smoke ( like todays desiel fires )
The Hindenburg, was originally to have been filled with Helium, A non flammable gas. But the technology to cheaply produce it was not possessed by the Germans. The Hindenburg had already made eight previous flights to the US. And even some to South America.
@@raywhitehead730seems this one just blew up then, no argument here. or what?
@@raywhitehead730I think also the US refused to supply them with Helium .
It's so fantastically stylish!
Oh yes - the times were cruel regarding politics in Germany, but regarding design in general Germany was a kind of center of the world then.
Evrybody fantasy of that time was all aboute Orient Express. Nazi was going to do a airship orient express, and quite sucseedet
It would be good to see a cut away illustration of the ship, the various decks, cabins, control pod etc
Such "coffee table" books of this airship were very popular several decades ago. Still available used online.
Google the images of "cut away illustration of Hindenburg" - many illustrations
There's like 8000 images, diagrams and blueprints of it online and in print
@@pauldziejman so it would have been simple to include a few in the video !
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This is amazing so glad I found this video, really learned something here!!
Everyone looks so beautiful and classy. Crazy to think we could have had this today.
I never understood how this thing handled the notoriously bad weather over the North Atlantic. Even in Spring and Summer, cold rain can freeze to the hull of a sailing ship and that adds a lot of weight in ice. Airplanes had early anti-icing systems. Then there are squalls, high winds and featureless nights with overcast. In 1936, even reliable radio signals did not travel more than a few hundred miles.
One of my big questions as well... how in the world did this thing stay on course? No way those little propellers kept this beast on course.
60+mph winds would blow this balloon across the world.
And as you also stated, the icing up, when crossing Atlantic... The amount of weight that would add, is tremendous. Not to mention, likely disabling it's rudders and props.
I've always found this zeppelin story, suspect.
@@elgoog7830Well i think it works like a sail ship. You can sail against the wind but you need to bend the wind to get a forward force. And the aërodynamica is like a torpedo. Back in the day they used compass and stars/ landmark’s to navigate.
@@Bintzak They used radio and there is no apostrophe on "landmarks".
@@b43xoit Are you the grammar police? If so, you had better give yourself a ticket. The period goes first at the end of a sentence, then the quotation mark. People who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones! Lol.
@@Dion-rz3fz To be precise, the punctuation placement with quotation marks varies by regional conventions. In American English, periods and commas always go inside the quotation marks, regardless of the logical considerations. Therefore, the correct placement in American English would be, "There is no apostrophe on 'landmarks.'"
In British English, the placement of the period (full stop) relative to the quotation mark depends on whether the period is part of the quoted material or not. If the period is part of the quotation, it goes inside. If it is not, it goes outside. This is known as logical punctuation. For example, if 'landmarks' is the end of the sentence and not part of a longer quoted sentence, in British English, you'd write: "There is no apostrophe on 'landmarks'."
As a child I to see one of these lighter than air ships. I guess t my wish at the age of 27 working a farm. We heard what sounded like a lawn mower engine only more powerful. Then I saw it over some trees and it was the Goodyear blimp. I was not disappointed. To see this Hindenburg must have been awesome
I’ve never seen the colorized photos of the disaster till this video! I’ve been fascinated with the Hindenburg for many years and I can still hear in my memory those words at the end!
😢...Oh, the humanity...😢
Horrendous...😞
These photos are amazing, Ihave never seen pictures from inside the Hindenburg, thanks much!
Incroyable.... un grand merci pour ce partage.
Fascinating glimpse inside with very impressive modern accommodations.
They are ancient accommodations. The cities used to run on wireless before the British and Freemasons started their world empire in 1900. There were millions of these airships moving grain everywhere on earth.
@@togowack "ancient"? These look as though they have been built yesterday. "Millions" of airships? You lose any credibility when you make such absurd exaggerations.
@@viningscircleMost people have to go through a wake up. There were probably a couple billion airships at one point. They were stored in air ship garages that we converted to our modern malls. There are videos of people turning on 100 year old engines no problem, there is no reason thousands of years of proper storage should be an issue.
@@togowack if you are trying to be humorous, possibly. Or just one beer short of a six-pack. But hey, you got free time on your hands for this at least...
@@viningscircle check tartaria mudflood our fake history. You must unlearn what you have learned or when they do start showing you the before time, you will find yourself in an asylum.
Truly an amazing airship!!! Great pics!!! Great colorization!
No they're not.
@@scarygary-qq1pjWhy not?
The size of this ship is unbelievable - the pictures do not give a real impression of just how big the Hindenburg was - you have to see the partial replica in Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Museum.
oh yes, and they have a big poster with comparison of the Hindenburg vs Airbus380 or the 747. That really gave me an apprehension of its size.
Excellent video - thank you ❤
Seeing so much love here is beautiful. God bless you all!
Same to you!
Impressive pictures. Thanks!
I was amazed at all the little things done to reduce weight. Cutting holes in all metal to reduce material. Paintings right on the walls. No frames. Every little bit counted.
@Kittyscraftcorner-ud6ij I noticed that. I wonder if it was made of lighter materials
@@noodengr3three825 yes, it was made of duraluminium)))
Only twenty years before they built ocean liners with dark and very heavy furniture and wall panels. A revolution of style must have happened during the 1920s.
The Hindenburg carried a lightweight piano made of aluminum.
A fascinating but bizarre concept - fewer than 100 people transported in a vessel as long as an ocean liner that could carry about 3,000 in greater comfort. But apparently there were people willing to pay a tremendous premium for the novelty and savings in time.
People pay exorbitant sums to go into space and to deep dive on the Titanic
And of that 100 there were more crew than passengers!
I'd love to travel around the world on a luxurious airship, and I'd pay plenty for the privilege.
It's like today booking a flight to outer space, or to the Titanic. Or like ordering and pay a Tesla 5 years before production started.
Yes, the size-to-passenger-ratio was enormous.
But on the other hand, it was less than 3 metric tons of airship weight per passenger, including fuel.
Less than 2 metric tons per passenger without fuel.
Some locomotives are heavier than the airship Hindenburg was. Empty weight: 128 metric tons.
MTOW: 220 metric tons. Without lifting gas of course.
This was a very good presentation. If it wasn't so hazardous you would almost want to fly in one. Thank You for the work you put into this Video !
Its ironic to note that although the Nazis hounded the Bauhaus movement into extinction, branded as "degenerate art", the interior of this showpiece was almost pure Bauhaus in its concept.
It really was quite beautiful.
Bauhaus architecture is objectively ugly and awful like all "modernist" styles the last good architectural styles were Deco, Nuveau, Beax arts, etc... the Hindenburg gets a pass because it's an airship that had to weigh as little as possible as possible.
What i was thinking. It looks like a Bauhaus dream come true.
@@daveweiss5647 I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder. I'm a particular fan of that style known as "Streamline Moderne".
@Phaaschh streamline modern is a spin-off of Art Deco and not a terrible one, better than anything currently being made by far.
@@Phaaschh there certainly is matter of personal preference but there is more to this story...
An absolutely stunning vehicle for air travel.
Stunningly unsafe!
@@johnmc3862 The Graf Zeppelin was stunningly safe!
A magnificent flying machine.
I'd love to have heard that duralumin piano!
Look up Rippen Grande piano 1960. Same company built both pianos.
Built by Bluthner, it actually survived the incident. This is because it was left in berlin for an overhaul.
In 1981 I and my partner were fortunate enough to take a pleasure ride of about an hour on the 'GoodYear' air ship from the old 'art deco' airport at Liverpool. I remember it was crewed by Italians. We effortlessly glided off and took a leisurely trip over onto the centre line of the River Mersey and headed out to the estuary, so we had a marvellous view of the City including the Cunard and Liver Buildings.
As we landed ropes were released and the ground crew seized these and eventually tethered the ship. It was a magical ride.
Being Air traffic controller I had that chance too, in the _Good Year_ Airship in 1993 in Portugal! It was totally different from anything I had flown before. The ship is flown by two giant trim wheels, just as if the pilot was seated on a wheelchair, and the two tiny engines are so feeble. Then you can reduce them to idle without sinking, which is a most unusual sensation! It's exhilarating and you feel absolutely safe. 😀
I've seen how Italians drive ,especially Naples..no way 😅
Cruise ship of the sky! So fascinating
Fascinating. I had no idea of the level of creature comfort the Hindenburg provided. It would be wonderful if a modern, non-flammable, passenger airship of this sort could be developed today. I know there have been proposals for such a thing, but apparently none have been built.
look at google maps Germany, Krausnick Tropical Islands and you'll be surprised. I was driving through the eastern part of Germany through flat land just acricalture. When suddenly far off I saw this huge silver shining "ballon" seemingly lying on the ground. When I got nearer it was just mindblowing by its size. Well I went there and found a hangar build into a pleasure oasis with swimmingpool, palmtrees, bars and restaurants. Looking up at the ceiling I relized that they probable could place any huge church inside. I learned that many years ago a company thought to rebuild the huge Zeppelin as air cargo ships. Well it did not work out but they left this enourmous hangar. It is the biggest self-supporting hall worldwide. Maybe you'll find a Wiki article in english if you search for Tropical Islands. Many photos show how it looks inside.
If you look at the image of the inferno it’s incredible to think that of the 95 people on board, 57 survived. The reason for the high survival rate was that hydrogen is lighter than air so the burning happened above the airship and nobody was actually burned. Contrast that with a crashed airplane sitting in a pool of burning kerosine that will consume it in minutes.
The people that did die on the Hindenburg, died because of the ship crashing to ground. You can just imagine one of those lounges filled with flying chairs. If the passengers had been seated, with belts on and in a brace position, perhaps nobody would have died.
The wrong lesson was learned. Hydrogen wasn’t the main culprit at all and with a fairly minor tweak, airships could well have been a safe mode of transport (for the time).
The tweak would have been to use helium instead of hydrogen, right ?
I mean even with todays regulations and safety standards it would still be incredibly stupid and dangerous to fill an airship with flammable gas therefore it definitely was back in 1930.
"The majority of the victims were burned to death..." -- W'pedia
@@b43xoit Oh.
the US banned the sale of Helium to germany so were forced to use hydrogen instead.
I suspect along with a fall distance to the ground and material from the airship falling on you, the gas for the ships engines contributed to the inferno at ground level more than the hydrogen did to the non survivors.
History is just amazing....I'd have loved to fly over the Atlantic in this flying "magic carpet," it wasn't meant to be but what a thrill for those whose traveled in this style and luxury before the crash.
I was stationed at Lakehurst in the early 70's. Our helicopters were kept inside one if the giant hangars in the video. I would walk to work at night across the area where the Hindenburg crashed. It was an eerie feeling. No ghosts or such but still you couldn't help but think "wow that was right here".
Very well done.....would loved to have seen one of these behemoths in the air, it would have been spectacular!
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It must have been AMAZING to ride in one of these airships! I wish that airship travel could be revived, just made safer. Even if it's just for trips around the US. Travelling in one of these things sounds like it would be much more fun than travelling in an airplane!
Well it would certainly be a lot slower.
Indeed. Speed isn't everything. If time isn't important, the opportunity to fly with elegance, decorum, style, and with civilized fellow passengers is worth it. I'd be 110% O.K. with a dress code that must be followed or boarding will be denied.
No PJ's, no flip flops, no rainbow hair, no shorts, no jeans, no torn clothing, no T-shirts, no weird piercings, etc. C'mon people. Dress like passengers would've dressed 60+ years ago!
Smoke 'em if ya got 'em in the lounge. Vintage Bossa Nova EZ listening music, quietly playing over the speakers, would be the cherry on top.
@@BlackPill-pu4vi Whatever you say, fossil.
@@mikeymutual5489 Whatever you say, no-class.
@@BlackPill-pu4vi LOL, take Amtrak some time. It's just what you seek! haha
Amazing and luxurious!!
Sorry, but the first thing I thought of at the start of the narration was "Mr Kipling does make exceedingly good airships"
Showing my age here ☹
@Phaaschh James Hayter🎭 1907-1983
Lol absolutely right I’ve listened through the whole thing and couldn’t think who he sounded like !!! It was driving me insane, thank you for putting me out of my misery 🤣
thank you for sharing this well done documentary.
Thank you for this. Some new info for me and the pictures are amazing. Most look like they could have been taken recently.
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Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
Hardly ever mentioned is the identical ship, Graf Zeppelin, that did the South American route, and a much more "exotic" scenic trip. The Hindenburg flew over familiar European landscapes, the ocean, then suddenly, New Jersey, where it was docked. The GZ flew over the beautiful Fernando de Noronha island off the coast of Brazil, stopped in Recife, and flew down the entire coast of Brazil at a relatively low altitude, and when it arrived in Rio, since it docked further south from the city itself, it did a scenic flyover of its mountains, beaches and forests. Then, I think, it flew to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. For anyone interested, there is B&W footage of the Zeppelin flying over the Brazilian coast and arriving in Rio here on UA-cam.
LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin", which did the service between Germany and Brazil for many years, was not the "identical ship".
The "twin" of LZ 129 "Hindenburg" was the second "Graf Zeppelin", LZ 130. Which didn't come into service after the Hindenburg accident.
...incredible photos!!!!
I had work at the Lakehurst naval base. The hanger that housed the Hindenburg is still there. It is huge. Out in the field is a giant gold painted chain, half buried in the ground, showing where the gondola hit the ground when it crashed.
Back in the days when engineering was driving design, not cost. What a fabulous machine.
Totally agree! Those machines were built with heart and soul, not just numbers on a spreadsheet.
@@Searching_History
There is a small but interesting museum where the crash happened also.
Maybe one day there could be a way to add it to this video -- or make a video showing it. I think folks would find it interesting.
The presentator his voice is very clear well spoken English. Definitely radio.
It's an AI voice, not a human being.
Rest in peace to all those who were killed in the Hindenburg
Yeah well mostly nazi's so , I don't mind too much, don't board anything with huge swastika's on it unless you're in India .
that was excellent. Well done!
In a T.V. documentary many years ago, one could hear a newspaper reporter - from Chicago, I believe - describing the moment of the disaster of the Hindenburg. At one point, he was calmly describing the landing of the airship. Suddenly, he grew hysterical and started crying uncontrollably as he watched the disaster unfold. I wish I could remember his words. It all was very moving.
OH! The HUMANITY!!
@@JefferyTheriault "Oh, the humanity...All those passengers...I don't believe it!
I wonder how such airships dealt with rough air or storms. Did they have issues with turbulence?
Many airships went down in storms... look up the US Navy airships, the flying aircraft carriers, we lost a couple to storms, the USS Shanendoah went down in a thunderstorm (I think in Nebraska) and two of the others (I think the Akron and Macon) went down in storms at sea... I think only the Los Angeles survived.... though for some reason I think there was much better success with the smaller non rigid Navy airships...
Turbulence was one of their chief problems. Being lighter than air meant their engines did not need to be that powerful for them to fly. But their huge size and limited engine power meant they were in deep trouble in bad weather.
In 1000 Meter altitude, turbulences are just rare.
Indiana Jones: "NO TICKETS!"
Vas?????
@@miked5539 Recalling a zeppelin scene in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" -- not the Hindenburg, obviously, but still a funny memory in cultural literacy... 😁
@@nancyharman4795Originally it was the Hindenburg. Somebody in the production realized that the time setting was 1938, after the Hindenburg was destroyed. A little digital sleight of hand to erase the name from the zeppelin in the movie and there you have the unnamed airship in 1938.
I'm just here to like the NO TICKET Comment
The fact this thing had a Smoking Room is absolutely insane. 😂
It was deliberately blown up. The was safe.
There is a full size mock up of a large section of the Hindenburg at the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshaven on the shore of Lake Constance. Fantastic museum, well worth a visit.
That sounds like an amazing exhibit!
Truly amazing photos!
It’s actually a shame that we gave up this level of comfort for speed. There is nothing comfortable about air travel now.
There is, if you pay $7000 one way...
Would be so nice to fly again without having to deal with diversity
@ApolloApplications Seems like you've studied this. Thanks for adding more perspective. Aside from the unique views and gaining a couple of days, I'm guessing the (sea)ship crossings would remain popular.
I think it should be brought back
7800 USD in today's money? That's extremely reasonable, considering transatlatic passenger transport was in it's infancy.
Well, you had ships and those were cheaper. Crossing with the Queen Mary took 3 days extra but at a cost of under $100 one way. And it's important to remember that you could get a really luxurious suite for a lower amount of money than the Hindenburg cost, with a private bathroom and windows. Speed and a spectacular view was the only real benefits of the Hindenburg, and it still took around 2 days to cross with it. The arrival of the Comet at the end of the fifties was truly the real death of transatlantic ships.
@@rowaystarco the arrival of the Comet was also the death of the Comet
well yeah, it was a plane with many flaws. But it also marked the start of the jet era.@@eugeniustheodidactus8890
Incredible video. I have only ever heard the unforgettable, distressed voice of a witness on the ground.
A wonderful video of this historic airship. Thanks for posting this.
Absolutely stunning
Oh, wie GEIL!!!
Would've loved though to have seen a few pics from above of old Manhattan!
There MUST be footage, surely?!!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Excellent!
No it isn't.
The chance of living through the Hindenburg crash is much much higher than living through a MCAS Boeing crash!
The Hindenburg disaster had more survivors than fatalities, which I just learned from this video. It's mindblowing.
The statistics on this would strongly disagree.
@@importedmusic more than half the people on the Hindenburg survived. Nobody on the 737 MCAS crashes did.
That would depend entirely on where it crashed, and how high it was. I think it would be unsurvivable at sea or high altitude, no better than a modern airliner.
Why would you even mention this? That’s not what this video is about.
My Great Grandfather won a ticket to fly on the Hindenburg,
at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was at the Olympics, as a side
treat for his new wife, on their Honeymoon.
The Nationalist Raffle ticket cost him 5 cents. They gave away
1,000 2 person accommodations, and asked the winners to write
to Congress to allow Germany the use of Helium.
He flew there, and back on the Graf II Zeppelin, on the
Hindenburg's 99th flight to the US. On the 100th the US Congress
agreed to allow the use of Helium.
He told us about 3 deaths that happened on the way, from NYC to Washington DC.
He said the crew was busy day and night fixing bullet holes, from people on the ground.
Everything from handguns, to long rifles. One of the dead was a friend of my
GG father, a waiter, the other 2 were sailors working in the riggings when they were shot.
That's something I've never heard of before. Wow! They had their idiots then too like today flashing lasers at pilots.
@@jamesalexander3530
Some things never change.
maybe one did that and hence the accident? Crazy country.
What a majestic technological marvel. Thanks for sharing.
Great history telling, great photos 10/10
Thank you kindly!
Absolutely fascinating. With today’s advanced technology, bring ‘em back. 🇦🇺
The Zeppelin Foundation in Germany continues to hold a stake in Zeppelin GmbH via Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH. They operate a small fleet of NT Zeppelin (NT = New Technology) that does sightseeing tours from their base on Bordensee around Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany.
I wonder how much Helium would have to be mixed with the Hydrogen to reduce the flammability to a safe level.
Helium is scarce and expensive. Hydrogen is plentiful, relatively cheap to mass produce, and has far greater lifting power.
Mixing helium and hydrogen would require constant mixing in the bags so, the weight of the circulation system would have to be lightweight to justify such a compromise.
Was there turbulence during flight?
As big and balloon-y as it was and as slow, relatively speaking, as it was traveling, probably minimal
The Concord of her day
Great video. Very informative and insightful.
Thank you, fine sir, for such an entertaining and informative video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Quite fascinating.
No it isn't.
I read the Germans wanted to fill the airship with helium gas which is non flammable but couldn't get the helium gas they wanted and so filled it hydrogen gas which a flammable gas.
That is because the USA had sanctions against Nazi Germany and wouldn't sell the helium they needed.
That's quite true - the USA had a virtual monopoly of helium and they were not selling it to anybody !
@@anthonycremer4650 Yes that's what I read that Germany wanted to buy helium from America but America wouldn't sell them helium and so the airship disaster could have been avoided had it been filled with helium.
The U.S. refused to sell Helium to Germany because it didn't like the Nazi government. So in a way this contributed to the Hindenburg disaster.
Magnificent luxury, it is a tragic shame that this tragicity happened at all. The United States refused to sell them their Helium non conbustable gas.
Amazing engineering.
Love everything about it.
My mother was a 22 year old nursing student there near the disaster and passengers and crew were brought there to be treated . She said the smell of burnt flesh was really one of the things she remembered.
It was so much ahead of time that even nowadays we can‘t build it, even if we wanted to.
Garbage.
Why not? It's a big aluminium skeleton.
We could build it, but it would be impractical and dangerous.
@@Matt92Machine Well, CargoLifter tried a couple of years ago and went bankrupt. Of course we "could", just viewed from a pure technical perspective. But viewed in its whole context it is for the same reasons impossible as the repetition of the Apollo-program would be. They even had to invent new alloys and materials to get it working. Just imagine a company today which would have to start basically at zero. Not like SpaceX who bought most parts "off the shelf". That's what I meant.
Well we could build them, but giant zeppelins are white elephants, very impractical