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Hindenburg Research Paper

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The Hindenburg was a lighter than air luxurious airship that have a very enthralling story. In fact, the airship was thoroughly inspired by the Zeppelin warship. Which was originally created by Count Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich von Zeppelin, the inventor of blimp airship. However, constructing the blimp was not simple, as Zeppelin have to take on many problem until he had successfully erected one. The Hindenburg had immensely impacted the development of aviation by ending the era of transportation airship.
Nevertheless, the process of constructing a gigantic airship was still as complicated and tortuous for Hugo Eckener, the mastermind. Due to the cost of building the airship, Hugo Eckener had no choice but to accept assistance from the Nazi. As return for the cost of the airship the Hindenburg display the symbol for the power of Hitler the, “Swastikas on its fins.”(Garner 2-6). Since, Eckener was of “Zeppelin's earliest associate in aeronautics”, therefore he played a huge role in “promoting design and flying the Zeppelin …show more content…

Furthermore , the airship was Hugo Eckener ideal airship. As, it could travel from “Europe to North and South America of the fastest ocean liner”(Airship 1). The ship was also the first lighter than air luxury in an era of Zeppelin airship( Garner 2-6). Moreover, the airship was also 804 feet long and could travel in a very fast pace. In fact, the maximum speed of the ship is 84 miles per hour(Britannica 1). Thus, making the airship both the largest and fastest airship in history(Lace 12). Not to mention, that the ship was also very luxurious.While in the ship the guess would “ “enjoyed meals in elegant dining room, sleep in comfortable cabins, and could even have a cigarette or cigar on the ship.”(Airship 1). And, sometime the airship was also refer to as a floating palace(Garner 2-6). With this Hindenburg became largest and most luxurious airship in

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