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First of all the Hindenberg, or Lz-l29 Luftschiff Zeppelin l29 built in l934 in commercial operation between l936-37 destroyed in fatal fire at Lakehurst, was NOT a Blimp, She was a rigid airship or Zeppelin, in the literal sense of the term with a sheet metal framework and outer skin. ( this was clealry alluded to in the movie (Hindenberg). She was 803 feet long and displaced over 242 tons- more than a PRR Electric locomotive. I doubt a present day Goodyear Blimp weighs more than say a l6-ton Mack truck. The LZ-l29 was built in Friedrichshaften, Germany in the winter of l934. I used to collect zeppelin philatelic covers so I know something about these craft.
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Why did Nazis put there flag on the Hindenburg?
the Nazis put there flag on the Hindenburg because the nazi built that blimp and traveled into America
What is the name of the Hindenburg disaster blimp?
Hindenburg.
When did the hindenburg's sink?
The Hindenburg was a BLIMP not a boat. It did not sink.
Why is the Hindenburg called the Hindenburg?
it was named after the late president of Germany, paul von Hindenburg
Is the Hindenburg a blimp?
No it was not a blimp. It was a Zeppelin. A zeppelin is much bigger and is a frame work filled with a bunch of bladders when a Blimp is a single balloon filled with gas.
What was the name of the most popular blimp that exploded?
The Hindenburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster
How old is the oldest airship?
The oldest operating airship is a Goodyear Blimp. The blimp is named the Spirit of Goodyear and has more than 41,000 flight hours.
What German blimp crashed over New Jersey?
LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and crashed in Lakehurst New Jersey on May 6, 1937
How did the Hindenburg go down in flames?
The "doping" of the outer layer of the blimp was EXTREMELEY flammable. The Blimps back then were NOT grounded...Therefore, when they flew it over, after the storm, the static electricity sparked scortching the whole outer layer before the blimp actually landed...That's why the frame didnt catch on fire until the blimp hit the ground....
What is a German airship?
It was a blimp. The German's just before WW2 had one called the Hindenburg, a passenger ship, that blew up as it was coming into New Jersey from Germany. You can see film of it. One man died, but it looks like the entire blimp is one big ball of fire.
Why was a new shelter built for the Hindenburg?
Eckener wanted to to hide it from the Nazis.
Was the blimp invented before the airplane?
The blimp was invented before the airplane. In 1852 Henri Giffard successfully built the first powered airship and in 1903 The Wright brothers successfully built the first powered airplane.
