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re: The Hindenburg blew up 83 years ago today.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:33 am to OMLandshark
Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:33 am to OMLandshark
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Ahhh, good times... bad times...
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Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:35 am to RedMustang
It was only 200 feet in the air
Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:43 am to prplhze2000
In case anyone doesn’t know, the Hindenburg was named after Paul von Hindenburg, the President of Germany who put Hitler in power as German Chancellor.
Check out the Nazi flag on the Hindenburg over New York City:
62 of the 97 passengers actually survived.
Check out the Nazi flag on the Hindenburg over New York City:
62 of the 97 passengers actually survived.
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Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:45 am to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:59 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 5/6/20 at 9:02 am to prplhze2000
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Posted on 5/6/20 at 9:25 am to DelU249
Perhaps it was sabotaged.
BUT static electricity was and remains a risk factor when it comes to many kinds of activities.
BUT static electricity was and remains a risk factor when it comes to many kinds of activities.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 9:33 am to Philzilla2k
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Germans
POTD!
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:18 pm to Champagne
Well filling the Hindenburg with Hydrogen instead of Helium was a huge gamble. It was a floating bomb.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:19 pm to prplhze2000
This is why I never fly in Zeppelins today.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:33 pm to prplhze2000
John Boy Walton was there. I saw the episode.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:35 pm to PPeterson1
Hydrogen is about 10% more buoyant than helium. Helium is much more expensive, I believe.
But I think the Germans didn't have access to helium in the quantities needed for airships. Not sure if there was an embargo or not, but seem to remember reading something about them being limited. They weren't supposed to re-arm after WWI, but we all know how that turned out.
But I think the Germans didn't have access to helium in the quantities needed for airships. Not sure if there was an embargo or not, but seem to remember reading something about them being limited. They weren't supposed to re-arm after WWI, but we all know how that turned out.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:36 pm to RedMustang
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I totally agree. How could anyone have survived that? It looked like it was totally engulfed in flames by the time it hit the ground.
There were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen) from the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), and an additional fatality on the ground.
Basically the zeppelin burned up around them and they floated down to the ground. The way the fire burned the interior was kind of protected from the worst of it.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:38 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Check out the Nazi flag on the Hindenburg over New York City:
Well it was 1937.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:49 pm to prplhze2000
Germans built some awesome shite, but the H burb was not one of the better engineered designs
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:55 pm to prplhze2000
Aviation has come a long way. Helium was an accident waiting to happen. If not in a hurry, a luxurious blimp would be a nice vacation trip. Quite a scenic trip.
Oops ! Hydrogen
Oops ! Hydrogen
This post was edited on 5/7/20 at 6:27 am
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:56 pm to gthog61
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John Walton was there.
You must be thinking of "The Old Storyteller." Walton wouldn't have been born yet.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 7:58 pm to tigernnola
Helium?
Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:18 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 5/6/20 at 8:21 pm to blueridgeTiger
Best episode ever.
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