1937;Hindenburg accident

May 6 1937 - Musing Hindenburg, a German Zeppelin, burned when landing in New York, United States.35 of 97 passengers killed soul.

Borne LZ-129 Hindenburg was the largest aircraft ever built at that time. He called the German President Paul von Hindenburg as habit to designate all borne by the name of German men. Air ship Hindenburg LZ-129 using the latest design using aluminum, measuring along the 245 meter, 41 meter diameter, and contain 211,890 square meters in the hydrogen gas kampit or 16 cells. Borne LZ-129 Hindenburg have a carrying capacity 112 tons, has four diesel engines of 1100 horse strength with speed 135 kilometers per hour. Hindenburg able to carry 72 people (50 if people cross the Atlantic Ocean) with 61 children boat.

Air ship Hindenburg LZ-129 has a form of the slippery and interesting. To maintain the shape of aerodynamics, the passenger is located in the air bag and not outside. Hindenburg cotton fabric coated with a mixture disapu with varnis selulus and aluminum. Hindenburg Zeppelin Luftschiffbau built by the year 1935 with a value of £ 500,000. Airplane is flying for the first time in March 1936 and reached a record across the Atlantic Ocean twice in five days, 19 hours, 51 minutes in July 1936. Hindenburg should be filled with helium gas,
but the United States military embargo on helium forced Germany to use hydrogen gas as a combustible gas float.

For the fire

For the main fire was not known exactly. One possible source of explosion caused by a spark of static electricity collected from the rubbed with air. Layer of aluminum that is easy to burn this may ignite, causing the hydrogen gas is flammable released. Hydrogen-burning without color, so the fire tower that may indicate the fire was not caused by hydrogen. In addition, hydrogen gas in the Hindenburg was also mixed with the smell of garlic in order to notify the leakage. Not have anyone to report the smell of the garlic when the flight or landing when the trial before the catastrophe. If the United States does not impose a military embargo exports to the helium gas, the fire can be quenched may be early, and only cause leakage.

There are several instances of accidents before the Hindenburg air ship (it does not involve Zeppelin) that is caused mostly by bad weather. However Zeppelin have incredible safety record. For example Graf Zeppelin was flying safely far 1.6 million km, including circumnavigate the world. The German and know the dangers of hydrogen has been practice safety measures throughout the flight with a tight ship Zeppelin air, including all pematik save and except for restrictions on smoking in specific rooms. Zeppelin company is very proud that not one passenger has been injured or tercedera when flying airplane with them. Zeppelin is considered safe.

Musing Hindenburg this change everything.
Completely lost the public trust when the television image to see a clear and surprising,
and accompanied by sound recordings directly. Because the report so knowledgeable,
transportation Zeppelin stopped. Events this end the era of giant airplane passengers rigid.