Hindenburg-class airship - Wikipedia
The two Hindenburg-class airships were hydrogen-filled, passenger-carrying rigid airships built in Germany in the 1930s and named in honor of Paul von Hindenburg. They were the last such aircraft to be constructed, and in terms of their length, …
Hindenburg Design and Technology - Airships.net
Hindenburg’s Engines. Hindenburg’s Daimler-Benz engines were also rather advanced, based on the MB-502 engine designed for German E-boats (high-speed motor torpedo boats) as part of the Nazi’s rearmament program.
LZ 129 Hindenburg - Wikipedia
LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of its class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. [3]
Daimler-Benz DB 602 (LOF-6) V-16 Diesel Airship Engine
Feb 20, 2017 · The DB 602 V-16 was a world-class diesel airship engine built by Daimler-Benz in the 1930s. Because of the ill-fated Hindenburg and the end of the airship era, the engine never left a direct mark on history.
Longitudinal girders create 36 apices.
Hindenburg Flight Operations and Procedures - Airships.net
Hindenburg’s engines were operated at a cruise setting of 1350 RPM during passenger operations, giving the ship an airspeed of approximately 125 km/h (approx. 67 knots, or 76 MPH), and this setting was rarely adjusted during a normal passenger flight.
LZ-129 Hindenburg: A Detailed History - Airships.net
Hindenburg had engine trouble on its first transatlantic crossing, just two days after the propaganda flight, and the ship suffered multiple engine failures on its return flight across the ocean.
First Flight of the Hindenburg (LZ-129) | The Lighter-Than-Air …
The Hindenburg was powered by Daimler-Benz diesel engines rather than the Maybach engines powered by Blau gas (similar to propane gas). This made refueling at remote locations easier. The gas cells of the Hindenburg were made by a process similar to the one developed for American airships.
Projekt LZ 129 - Notes on the passenger Zeppelin, LZ 129 Hindenburg
Apr 11, 2014 · Engine mechanics comprised by far the largest group of crew members aboard the Hindenburg. A minimum of 15 mechanics were carried on each flight, which allowed for a three-watch rotation in each of the four outboard engine gondolas, plus three floaters for the Trimm Wach rotation (see below).
LZ 129 Hindenburg | Hindenburg Wiki | Fandom
The LZ 129 Hindenburg (Registration: D-LZ 129) was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine, and the largest airship by envelope volume.