The Hindenburg: A Beautiful Zeppelin Made By The Germans

World War II was one of the deadliest military conflicts in history. There were many different battles that took place within this war; some more important than others. World War II began once Germany’s new dictator, Adolf Hitler, decided that he wanted to gain power for Germany and for himself. One of Hitler’s first moves in power was invading Poland on September 1, 1939. Many other countries became involved in this war because of the alliance system. The two sides during this war were the Allies and Axis powers. German, Italy and Japan were on the Axis powers; France, Britain, and the United States were on the Allies. Germany first began with the Blitzkrieg tactic meaning “lightning war”. This tactic is based on speed, surprise and was

The Titanic tragedy was not a very happy event, but I am here to share my opinion on the causes of the sinking of it.

The Wilhelm Gustloff started construction on August 1st, 1936 in Germany. The ship’s material was steel and it had MAN diesels with twin screws. It was designed to hold up to 1,465 passengers in 489 cabins. The Wilhelm Gustloff could travel up to 15.5 knots, also it was 77ft wide and the length was 684 ft. Wilhelm Gustloff had very modern interiors, special class of vessel, and was 511 yards. The ship was used for 3 things. It was first a cruise the a hospital, after that it was used for a Navy ship.

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.

Before and during the Second World War people were fascinated with flight, the speed and the idea of flying high in the sky has kept people interested. Bombers and fighters alike both change dramatically in the twenty years after the Great War. From cloth wings to metal wings planes became bigger, faster, agile, and can hold a lot more fire power. The air war has changes significantly since the First World War. During the First World War bombers played a big role in the air war and after it left many questions whether it is the way to win wars. There has been speculation that future wars would be won by bombers and it can crush and the enemies at home and also the soldiers. Both book, Wartime by Fusslle and Why the Allies Won by Overy explain in depth what was the actual outcome of bombers and their roles before and after the war.

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

James “Dutch” Kindelberger, a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, played a pivotal role in American aviation. Kindelberger was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1895, 20 years before the first heavier than air flight by the Wright brothers. After attending only one year of high school, Dutch dropped out to become a steel mill apprentice. After experiencing the brutal hard work of the steel mill, he decided to go back to school learn drafting at Carnegie Institute of Technology, which would prove to be a useful skill in his future in avionics. Kindelberger first caught the aviation fever after an ariel exhibition by the famous Lincoln Beachey in 1913. His flying fever led Dutch to become a pilot instructor in the Army during

Blimps are a source of transportation they are like a plane but they require hot air, the germans mainly used blimps, the blimp has 2 propellers on the bottom middle which can turn but it’s not that good thats why they have fins on the back of the blimp to turn. They are less sturdy than planes from their structure and material because they need to hold air so they combust often. There was a blimp in Hindenburg that killed many people when it combusted, blimps are not that safe like i said before but since they were easier to make they made them a lot so that caused many deaths back then, but the Hindenburg caused the most deaths. Blimps have their structure made out of fixed keel the outside of it is called the envelope. There has been a whole lot more blimp combustions before

At 7:25 p.m. local time, the Hindenburg caught fire and quickly became engulfed in flames. Eyewitness statements disagree as to where the fire initially broke out; several witnesses on the port side saw yellow-red flames first jump forward of the top fin near the ventilation shaft of cells 4 and 5.[4] Other witnesses on the port side noted the fire actually began just ahead of the horizontal port fin, only then followed by flames in front of the upper fin. One, with views of the starboard side, saw flames beginning lower and farther aft, near cell 1 behind the rudders. Inside the airship, helmsman Helmut Lau, who was stationed in the lower fin, testified hearing a muffled detonation and looked up to see a bright reflection on the front bulkhead

Paul Von Hindenburg was a renowned military and political leader for Germany; he is most notable for being a distinguished Field Marshal for the Imperial German Army during WWI, and being the second president of the Weimar republic. His military hero status was essential for his ability to garner support from the German public. His monarchistic views were highly influential in shaping the government while he was reigning as president, and as a result of his seat of presidency, he was a major determining factor in the eventual fate of the republic.

Kaboom! The day was May 6, 1937, when the disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey brought an end to the aircraft that was in-flight during the 1920s and 1930s. The remarkable zeppelin, the Hindenburg, was a German airship that was very popular in the 1930s. Millions traveled on zeppelins, but after the incident, zeppelins floated into obsolescence. If zeppelin would return, would they be popular again as they were in the 1930s?

The most plausible theory that could be considered natural phenomena is the alcohol fumes that could have reached the deck of the ship. It’s reasonable to believe that the crew had smelled the alcohol in their quarters and beat a hasty exit before suffering an explosion at the hands of the dangerous

The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crewmembers.

One reason they could be popular again is because they are safe and good fro the environment. Modern day airships would use helium, a nonflammable gas, instead of Hydrogen, the very flammable hydrogen. Helium is environment-friendly, unlike hydrogen, which was used in the 1930’s zeppelins. That is how the Hindenburg

From the second Adolf Hitler become chancellor Germany become a darker place. Germany was humiliated after WWI and Hitler wanted the world to see that Germany isn’t weak and they weren’t to blame for their troubles. Hitler blamed the Jews and those who didn’t fit his “elite race”. He started a genocide and when the world reacted all they could do was save as many lives as they could for so many had already been lost. The nations of the world could have done so much more to prevent the genocide and if they couldn’t prevent it they could have stopped it sooner. But for several years the world remained a bystander. “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” –Albert Einstein