Iconic Blimp The Hindenburg Research Paper

On January 28, 1986, a day that was supposed to be filled with excitement and exploration, suddenly turned into a day filled with tragedy and sadness. The space shuttle Challenger was supposed to carry a seven member crew into orbit with one unique member along for this particular mission. Christa McAuliffe was supposed to be the first teacher to go into space as a member of the Teacher in Space Project. Due to this occasion, the media coverage and the number of viewers of this mission was extensive, particularly in schools across the nation. The Challenger lifted off shortly after 11:30 A.M., but tragically only seventy three seconds after takeoff it exploded sending debris and the seven crew members back to earth and into the Atlantic

On the morning of January 28th, 1986, Americans watched in shock and horror as the space shuttle Challenger exploded only 74 seconds after its launch, killing all seven crew members on board including a high school teacher Christa McAuliffe. Thousands, including families of the crew and schoolchildren

Then came the disaster that would change not only change space, but also US history. The Challenger exploded mid-flight on their way to their historic mission. What went wrong? What actually happened to cause a veteran space shuttle such as Challenger to dysfunction on its tenth run? A videotape showed black smoke coming from the bottom field joint of the right solid rocket booster (SRB). The black smoke suggested that grease, joint insulation, and rubber O-rings were being burned. The smoke continued to come from the bottom field joint facing the exterior tank in cycles of three puffs of smoke per second. The black smoke was an indication that the bottom field joint was not sealing correctly. Into flight the a flame was seen coming from the right SRB. The flame was coming from the underside of the bottom joint. As the flame increased in size, it had begun to push against the external tank due to the rushing air around the orbiter. Soon later there was a sudden chain of events that destroyed Challenger and the seven crew members on

On April 19,1915, at approximately 10:15 am, a white van loaded with 4,800 pounds of explosives. pulled up in front of the Alfred P. Murrah building All of a sudden the Alfred P. Murrah building exploded killing 187 people.

At 9:40 pm on February 15 1898 a massive explosion rocked the Maine, soon after there was a second one. The Maine sunk almost immediately. Unfortunately the explosions happened in the front of the ship close to the living quarters of the men. Out of the 354 men on board 266 died from the blasts. Many others were injured terribly.

The Hindenburg disaster happened in 1937. The cause of the disaster was an electrostatic discharge which lead to igniting the hydrogen that was leaking. The ship before it crush had a major problems with hydrogen leaking. So until today the investigation show that the spark happened because of the difference of electric charge of the airship and the atmosphere which 60 meters about sea level to ignite fire in the ship. The ship didn’t last long in the air because it was filled with flammable gas.

In 2016 a controversy sparked regarding a portion of Crescenta Valley Park that is commonly referred to as Hindenburg Park by local German Americans (Granata). This portion of the Crescenta Valley Park used to be owned by the German American league and was named Hindenburg Park; eventually, the land was bought by the Los Angeles County and was incorporated into Crescenta Valley Park (Granata). In 1992 the Tricentennial Foundation which is a German American foundation came in agreement with the county to name that portion of the park Hindenburg Park (Granata). In 2016 a sign was put up that said “Welcome to Hindenburg Park” in German. The controversy surrounding this portion of the park is because of the name Hindenburg and what it represents

June 12 1919 -Airplane just allowed to leave the ground at the American Aviation Field at  weissenthurm (Germany)

There are many hypothesis that try to explain why the Hindenburg exploded in flame. One of the theories argues that the fire was started by an electrical spark which was caused by the buildup of electrical static. Some say that the skin covering the duralumin frame (aka dope) was not designed to evenly distribute its charge throughout the fabric. The skin and the frame were separated by non-conductive cords that were covered in metal to improve conductivity (but not very effectively), allowing a huge difference of electrical potential to build up. When the Hindenburg landed, a mooring line grounded the frame but not the skin creating an electrical spark from the differences in potential. The spark, trying to find the closest way to the ground

Blimps are now going to have a great impact on today’s society. Lockheed Martin is developing a HAA (High-Altitude Airship) funded by the Missile Defense Agency. The Pentagon plans to spend $400 million on a very high

1. The Hindenburg was destroyed in 32 seconds by one main cause. The extreme amount of hydrogen on board. Though there were other factors, this was really the central problem. To be more specific, a static spark ignited hydrogen that was leaking in the Zeppelin, therefore causing the disaster we know today. If you can accept that the Zeppelin was not sabotaged, then the reason for the hydrogen leak is one of the biggest causes for speculation. According to Hugo Eckener, the president of the Zeppelin company who was involved in the investigation, the Zeppelin should have never tried to land it should have kept flying. The ships sharp turns when it was trying to land could have definitely caused something to become loose or fall out of place, which then could have caused a hydrogen leak. The materials used were basically the best for what they had for the time, so the materials were not the problem. Zeppelins were known to not be the safest way to air travel, because there were multiple other accidents before the Hindenburg, without enough innovation to help prevent future disaster. The problem was these zeppelins were so mesmerizing and beautiful that

Henry Allotey Challenger worker attitude, ethics, behavior. On January 28, 1986, the NASA the space Shuttle Challenger burst into a ball of flame only 73 seconds after take-off, leading to the death of the entire crew on board. Some months later, a commission was created by the President, Ronald Reagan, to investigate the causes of the disaster. It was determined that the cause of the disaster was the failure of a seal in one of the solid rocket boosters.

Many people died from the superheat air burned the lungs and leave their bodies in ash.

One of the greatest tragedies in history occurred on January 8, 1986. Shortly after it was launched, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire schoolteacher chosen to be the first teacher in space (“Challenger Disaster, n.d.). The explosion was caused by a failure of the O-rings of the solid rocket boosters. The O-rings were unable to seat properly, causing the leaking of hot combustion gases, which burnt through the external fuel tank. The malfunction was not any one person’s or organization’s fault; it was caused by many factors including the decision to launch despite the cold weather, the poor communication between management levels of the National Aeronautics and

Abdellah was born on March 13, 1919, in New York City. Years later, on May 6, 1937, the German hydrogen-fueled airship Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, New Jersey, where 18-year-old