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Which gas would be more suitable for the Hindenburg?
Helium was more suitable but not available in Germany before the war.
What type of gas filled the Hindenburg airship?
It was hydrogen. That's why it caught fire. Modern airships use helium.
What gas filled the hindenburg?
The HIndenberg was filled with highly flamable Hydrogen.Hydrogen is lighter than air so it rises.
Why was hydrogen used in Hindenburg?
Hydrogen gas is only 7% as dense as atmospheric air, and is as half as dense as helium gas. As a result, a suitable container, such as a balloon, has a significant boyancy force in air when filled with hydrogen. The Hindenburg, and other airships of its time, had large bladders lashed to the airship's structure. When filled filled with hydrogen, the boyancy of these bladders was such that they could lift not only their own weight, but also the weight of the entire ship, crew, passengers, and cargo. . Back in the middle 1930s, if you were wealthy enough to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, there were two choices - noisy, small and cramped aeroplanes, or quiet and spacious airships that got their lift from huge bladders filled with hydrogen gas. Back then, it was still an even bet as to which technology would win in the long run - the faster and noisy aeroplanes, or the slower and more relaxed Lighter-Than-Air airships. . The answer was settled in favour of the aeroplanes in 1937, when the enormous Nazi hydrogen-filled airship, the Hindenburg, slowly maneuvered in to dock at a 50-metre high mast at the Lakehurst Air Base, in New Jersey. This was its 21st crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Suddenly, there was a spark on the Hindenberg, and then flames. Newsreel film crews captured the sudden disaster as the Hindenburg burst into enormous plumes of red-yellow flames, and collapsed to the ground. Over thirty of the 97 people on board died. The disaster was blamed on the extreme flammability of the hydrogen lifting gas that filled most of the airship.
Both hydrogen gas and helium gas are lighter than air. Why is helium used to lift blimps instead of hydrogen?
Hydrogen is higly explosive ! Remember the Hindenburg disaster.
Was the Hindenburg filled with hellium?
Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen.
Was the Hindenburg filled with helium?
No, it was filled with hydrogen
The Hindenburg was a balloon that exploded filled with what gas?
Hydrogen.
Did the hindenburg explode?
The Hindenburg was filled with the element Hydrogen, which is extremely flammable. A spark ignited the hydrogen, which caused the skin of the zeppelin to burn furiously. The hydrogen fueled the inferno.
Which gas would be more suitable for the Hindenburg?
Helium was more suitable but not available in Germany before the war.
Is hydrogen useful to fly?
Yes, that's what they filled the Hindenburg with but we all know how that turned out.
How did rocket fuel contribute to the Hindenburg disaster?
It didnt. Liquid Oxygen is what rockets use for fuel however the Hindenburg was filled with ahighly reactive gas called hydrogen which ignited shortly after the Hindenburg crashed.
Why was the Hindenburg filled with gas?
The Hindenburg was a Zeppelin (a German made lighter-than-air airship), similar to a modern day blimp. It was filled with hydrogen gas that gave it enough lift to allow it to get off the ground. Modern day blimps & balloons use helium gas. Helium has less lift capacity than Hydrogen, however it is not flammable. Hydrogen is flammable.
How did the Hindenburg explode?
The Hindenburg was filled with the element Hydrogen, which is extremely flammable. A spark ignited the hydrogen, which caused the skin of the zeppelin to burn furiously. The hydrogen fueled the inferno.
What type of gas filled the Hindenburg airship?
It was hydrogen. That's why it caught fire. Modern airships use helium.
What are two differences between the good blimps of today and the airships Hindenburg?
Today's blimps are not filled with flammable hydrogen gas like Hindenburg was, but normally the non-flammable helium.
Who was driving the Hindenburg?
Because it gets filled with hydrogen and it causes it to rise since it gets how. As we know hot air rises. Because it gets filled with hydrogen and it causes it to rise since it gets how. As we know hot air rises.
