What Was the Hindenburg questions
What did Germans line zeppelins with?
Cow intestines - 250,000 cows lined one ship
Where were the people on board going on the May 3, 1937 flight?
England for the crowning of King George VI
Who was the German count that came to the United States in 1863?
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Why was this airship landing so thrilling to watch?
First flying ship to carry passengers over the Atlantic Ocean to America
What was the "Graf Zeppelin" that Goodyear-Zeppelin built?
Flew around the world as a part of a publicity stunt
What did the "Hindenburg" captain do before the fire?
Fly over Manhattan to kill time, dropped water to make ship lighter, turned ship sharply
What did the captain do to kill time while they waited out the storm?
Flying low over Manhattan, New York for a tour
Which country lost World War I?
Germany in 1918
What were the very first airplanes?
Gliders - like a paper airplane; no motor
What happened in 1886?
Gottlieb Daimler invented a gasoline burning engine
What finally made Count Zeppelin's imagined airship possible in 1886?
Gottlieb Daimler invented a lightweight, gas burning engine
Why were people so frightened by the "Hindenburg" disaster?
Heard it on the radio and could watch on film
Why was the new zeppelin filled with helium?
Helium does not burn
What was the new zeppelin filled with?
Helium not hydrogen
What was the largest object ever flown?
Hindenburg
What happened on May 6, 1936?
Hindenburg was the first passenger flight in Europe and the United States
What were the chairs made of on the Hindenburg?
Hollow aluminum tubes
Who was Count Zeppelin's business partner?
Hugo Eckener
What was the cost of a one-way trip on the Hindenburg?
$400
How many people could the Hindenburg carry?
100
When did Count Zeppelin die?
1917 at 78
When was the Empire State Building built?
1931
How long was the Hindenburg disaster?
34 seconds
How was the smoking room protected in the Hindenburg?
Airlock kept it seperate from the rest of the ship
Why did the Germans have to use hydrogen?
American government refused to sell helium to Nazi Germany
What happened on May 20, 1927?
American pilot, Charles Lindbergh, made first nonstop solo flight across Atlantic to New York to Paris in 33 ½ hours
What was the "Hindenburg" used for instead of completing security tests?
Broadcast propaganda for Hitler
How did Eckner save the Zeppelin Company after World War I?
Built a zeppelin for the United States
Why was the use of hydrogen dangerous?
Burns easily and a small spark can make it burst into flames
Who was the captain of the ship?
Captain Max Pruss
Who was Herbert Morrison?
Chicago reporter that described the event as it happened
What is a zeppelin?
Large balloon on a hard frame filled with gas - lighter than air
Why did they drop heavy ropes?
Men on the ground would help haul it in
What was done in 1783?
Montgolfier brothers in France designed balloon filled with hot air
Why did a football shaped zeppelin work better?
Steer easier and cuts down on the air resistance
What happened on November 21st?
Two men climbed into the balloon's basket and floated about five miles
Why did not all zeppelins use helium?
Very expensive and very rare
How was Werner Franz able to escape?
Was drenched with water and able to run through the flames
Why was a crowd gathered in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937?
Watch airship, Hindenburg, land
Who was Hugo Eckener, one of Count Zeppelin's business partners?
Went to the first zeppelin launch because he was to work as a reporter
What happened in 1914?
World War I began
Who was Paul Hindenburg?
World War I hero and former president of Germany
What happened on December 17, 1903?
Wright Brothers first plane flight - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
What kind of ship was the Hindenburg?
Zeppelin
Why was it difficult for London to defend against zeppelins in World War I?
Zeppelins flew too high for British planes to attack
What was a dirigible?
airship that can be steered
What happened in 1785?
balloon flew over the English Channel
What did Hindenburg do for four days instead of completing security tests?
campaigning for Hitler
What was Hindenburg the first to do?
civilian airship disaster
What is true of a zeppelin?
fill with gas lighter than air
What was the balloon made of?
fireproof fabric
What did Eckener do so no one at the fair could see the swastika?
flew clockwise in a circle
What did Gottlieb Daimler build?
floating shed
What did The Zeppelin Company want the Hindenburg to use?
helium because it was safer
What was an impossible dream back then?
human flight
What 1930 invention replaced the propeller engine?
jet engine
What did three Frenchmen do?
launched balloon filled with hydrogen
What did Eckener publicly do?
made fun of the Nazi salute
Why was the Hindenburg event so upsetting?
no one knew the cause
How fast was Hindenburg?
over eighty miles per hour
What did people want Eckener to do?
run for president of Germany
What did passengers aboard the 804 foot-long have access to?
smoking room protected with an airlock
What was required to be on the zeppelin?
swastika
Why does a gas filled balloon rise?
weighs less than air
What did Count Zeppelin create?
world's first airline
What were three kinds of dirigibles?
Rigid - framework; semi rigid - part frame; and blimp - no framework
What started World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria- Hungary was killed by a Serbian
Why did the captain drop water twice?
Back end of the ship seemed low
Where did the passengers ride?
Below in the cabin
What was not allowed on board the Hindenburg?
Nothing that might make sparks
How many died in the Hindenburg disaster?
Only 35 of the 97 on board
Who was the Hindenburg named after?
Paul Hindenburg
