Amazing to see this level of luxury in the 1930s! Makes you wonder how air travel has evolved (for better or worse) since then. What do you think?

@NoBody-xg1wg

3 ай бұрын

I love the Art Deco aspect of the 20s-30s.. but remember, everyone smoked!

@davemiller6055

3 ай бұрын

I wish airships were still used. It would be neat to fly in one. Jet travel is convenient in a way but it sucks too.

@mirandahotspring4019

2 ай бұрын

@@davemiller6055 You can if you go to Germany. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is still in business and operate airship tours around Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany from their base at Friedrichshafen on Bordensee in NT (New Technology) Zeppelin.

@Makeyourselfbig

2 ай бұрын

Modern air travel is the safest form of travel there is. Not to mention it's a lot quicker. People want to get to their destination and not spend days or weeks doing it.

@Slithey7433

2 ай бұрын

For all but the wealthiest, air travel today is the pits.

People forget (or didn't know) that unlike the Titanic, the Hindenburg made a fair number of trips before it crashed.

@enjoystraveling

2 ай бұрын

I think it’s interesting that it flew all the way from Frankfurt Germany to South America

@ixlr8677

2 ай бұрын

livin om a prayer.

@goldorakrak8939

2 ай бұрын

Like Oceangate...

@carloko08

2 ай бұрын

the airships have a couple of accidents and the concept was canceled, AIRPLANES HAS FALL IN THOUSAND KILLING MANY THOUSAND OF PEOPLE BUT STILL ARE FLYING, curious thing....

@realEpicGold

2 ай бұрын

​@carloko08 The most important reason for the downfall of airships wasn't even safety. It was cost and speed. Airplanes go wayyy more faster and way cheaper compared to airships. Why would you waste 20 hours on an airship if you could do the same trip in 8 hours, and even for half the price?

I always thought the only passenger area was the small basket looking thing on the bottom. I had no idea it was this large and magnificency designed. It truly was a marvel of its' time.

@siegmars.450

2 ай бұрын

I think this cabin was the bridge for the captain and his staff. the windows of the dining room should the ones in the middle of the ship. It would be a good idea showing a construction outline in addition to the pictures.

@mikemcgibney

2 ай бұрын

I was always unclear about this too, and wondered about being crammed in there for continental travel. Amazing to see inside.

@jackkircher1755

2 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing for years. That was merely the bridge where the pilots would guide the ship with the flow of wind. The rest was all just above the "basket" on the lower part of the ship. Above that was a wide open space with the balloons of Hydrogen were which kept the ship afloat. There were also cat walks so the attendant didn't have to step on the delicate metal or puncture the balloons. My theory of the cause of the crash was twofold: They were unable to get helium which (if I recall) was less flammable. Also, it had been raining this delaying the landing. They said that had be been static electricity, it may have been caused by the cords that were thrown to the people in the field to HELP guide the craft down smoothly. When the Empire State Building was built they built a docking station so that airships could land in the building but that was never to be

@Cervezadog

2 ай бұрын

I guess you've never seen Archer then. You should check it out. It's funny. I think that the episode I'm referring to is called Exclecor I don't think I spelled it correctly.

@S.L.S-407

2 ай бұрын

@visualone studio- I think they titled a movie Hindenburg. It was supposedly very faithful to the real Hindenburg on the inside. It starred George C Scott.

Personally, I still think that this way of traveling is still a good idea today. Imagine this airship built with today's technical possibilities. Cruises to the sights of this world, dinners at white-clothed tables and the best cuisine, exquisite wines, with the setting sun in the savannah of Africa etc. etc. I am of the firm opinion that this should be possible, and would be a real luxury art of travell and making holidays.

@Sgt_Glory

2 ай бұрын

One can only dream.

@edwarddowd9502

2 ай бұрын

Yes but don’t use hydrogen

@Xxx_Kukarachon_xxX

2 ай бұрын

No tendría sentido por el poco espacio, en esa época viajaban pocos con mucho espacio (así salía de caro) hoy es todo lo contrario, todos apretados, olvídate de viajar así, eso no existe ni en los trenes hoy en dia😂

@CraigLumpyLemke

2 ай бұрын

People today like to travel in tank tops and cutoff shorts, dragging a slew of screaming kinds with them. We don't exactly do that "Suit and tie for dinner" thing any more.

@Jamie-1985

2 ай бұрын

You can have my seat

The Hindenburg had made 8 previous trips to the US and several to South America. It had made a profit before the fire. Passengers highly praised the experience

@midnightchannel7759

2 ай бұрын

I wish they'd bring them back, I'd much rather take longer but be comfortable than take an air bus of today...

@ncfo20

2 ай бұрын

​@@midnightchannel7759 As mentioned @6:50 - there was nothing cheap about it. Equivalent to US$7,800 in today's money for a one way transatlantic flight. You can fly in a First Class suite for a lot less today if you want to travel quickly and in luxury. But yes, I also wish they were brought back in some capacity just to have the experience.

@DonariaRegia

2 ай бұрын

If the Germans just stopped being nazis then America would have sold them helium and it never would have been a disaster. But no they just had to once again try to take over the world. Quite the lofty bunch.

@Uarehere

Ай бұрын

And then they saluted Hitler! 🤦‍♂️

There's something majestic about such a big floaty thing. Impractical, unsafe, or whatever, you can't say it isn't one of the coolest things someone ever came up with.

@alandedic2868

Ай бұрын

Croat!

I am pretty old and love history and I had no idea it was so huge inside.

@TomasMAcevedo

2 ай бұрын

Well, then you never paid attention…

@oceanlover3530

2 ай бұрын

@@TomasMAcevedo🤫

@headdown1

2 ай бұрын

I can't understand how all that interior space fits into what looks like a small pod under the blimp?

@OscarGonzalez-lo1ue

2 ай бұрын

It’s okay 🧐✌🏽❤️💪🏽🙏🏽

@geoffletkemann653

2 ай бұрын

@headdown1 I think that was the viewing area, and there was more passenger and crew space inside that you couldn't see the outside from.

While the absolute series of events is still uncertain, there is a strong indication the cause of the disaster was static electricity combined with the doping used on the fabric skin. The doping was of two compounds which together in solid form could be volatile. The electricity naturally built up on the skin from air friction outside. When they dropped the mooring lines - which were wet from the steady rain, they completed the circuit to the ground and caused instant ignition through a spark of static electricity. A hydrogen gas bag rupture may or may not have also happened. However, hydrogen burns with a blue flame. The flames on the Hindenburg were orange, consistent with ignition of the doping material. The hydrogen then fueled the flames.

@crankyyankee7290

3 ай бұрын

The doping material used the 2 components of thermite as the solids, just the stuff to wrap the gasbags in.

@the_forbinproject2777

3 ай бұрын

I remember years ago it was said the hydrogen rose and bunrs with a blue flame - almost invisible , but the desiel for the motors was the main cause of the fire we see as it burns orange with great clouds of black smoke ( like todays desiel fires )

@raywhitehead730

3 ай бұрын

The Hindenburg, was originally to have been filled with Helium, A non flammable gas. But the technology to cheaply produce it was not possessed by the Germans. The Hindenburg had already made eight previous flights to the US. And even some to South America.

@darryllspalding9680

3 ай бұрын

@@raywhitehead730seems this one just blew up then, no argument here. or what?

@tedf1471

3 ай бұрын

@@raywhitehead730I think also the US refused to supply them with Helium .

What's amazing is that so many people survived the disaster. Looking at at the photos, it's hard to imagine.

@Searching_History

Ай бұрын

Pretty crazy, right? The human spirit can be surprisingly strong in tough situations.

I think the woman with the officers at the 1st of this is my step mother Anne, she served as a head stewardess for Lufthansa at that time...

@LAT-qk3vj

2 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness 😲🙏

@QUECHULAESPUEBLA94

2 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

@shauns7284

2 ай бұрын

As far as I know Lufthansa never used Hindenburg or any other airships

@dhoward5757

2 ай бұрын

How old are you? Your step mother would be born in 1910 or 1911 if she flew with Lufthansa in the 30's, that means she would be 110 plus years old by 2020.

@michaelmccleary4665

2 ай бұрын

@@dhoward5757 68, she flew between Stockholm and Berlin during the war... she was a Fruggerland which had thier own Dutchy attached to Sweden till 1936. Anton is now head of the family.

Beautifully colorized photos! Great work putting this together!

@MrManfly

2 ай бұрын

Such a sad story because this really was a pre-jet travel, ground breaking way to get across the Atlantic in what I presume was much quicker, smoother and quieter way to get from Europe to America than on a ship!

The interior was beautiful. The engineering so sophisticated. Thank you for this.

You can see the architecture and at least the full gondola of the original Zeppelins in a museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Surprisingly modern design.

@enjoystraveling

2 ай бұрын

I saw that museum. Extremely interesting and also watched the airship above the lake.

Rest in peace to all those who were killed in the Hindenburg

An absolutely stunning vehicle for air travel.

@johnmc3862

2 ай бұрын

Stunningly unsafe!

When I was a little kid I had a recurring nightmare involving the explosion of the Hindenberg. I dreamed I was on the ground running for my life as it was crashing down from above. It was absolutely horrifying and I have no idea why I would have these dreams.

@michelles2299

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps you saw some footage of the disaster

@Decepticon123

2 ай бұрын

We’re you reincarnated maybe? How old are you?

@mtsky-tc6uw

24 күн бұрын

i watched my brother light his farts and it reminded me of the Hindenberg with the big ol flame blasting out of his bung hole

My Dad was in Chicago IL when he heard the news on the radio. The world was shocked at this event.

The germans were on another level. One of the most incredible things they built was wuppertahl sky train thingy.just astonishing and still in use after 120 odd years.

@Grafwichlinghaus

2 ай бұрын

I live in Wuppertal and it was allways there. For me like a sub in other towns.😊

@nwicconsultants6640

2 ай бұрын

You might like the colorized version by youtuber: NASS 1902 the flying train in germany

@bighawk3778

2 ай бұрын

You mean Nazi's.

@JohnSmithGlobeLie

2 ай бұрын

@deanbr6ndo70 Ah thank you, I couldn't remember what town that was in, I had travelled on it (1990's) and thought it's was an amazing idea and an amazing expeience standing on the platforms in the sky waiting for the next train. Very clever idea following the river below, building a line where you don't have to knock anything down.

@Marvel66666

2 ай бұрын

Wuppertal Suspension Railway /watch?v=z6sRoZUqYNs

Its ironic to note that although the Nazis hounded the Bauhaus movement into extinction, branded as "degenerate art", the interior of this showpiece was almost pure Bauhaus in its concept. It really was quite beautiful.

@daveweiss5647

3 ай бұрын

Bauhaus architecture is objectively ugly and awful like all "modernist" styles the last good architectural styles were Deco, Nuveau, Beax arts, etc... the Hindenburg gets a pass because it's an airship that had to weigh as little as possible as possible.

@martinharris5017

3 ай бұрын

What i was thinking. It looks like a Bauhaus dream come true.

@Phaaschh

3 ай бұрын

@@daveweiss5647 I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder. I'm a particular fan of that style known as "Streamline Moderne".

@daveweiss5647

3 ай бұрын

​@Phaaschh streamline modern is a spin-off of Art Deco and not a terrible one, better than anything currently being made by far.

@tombarac8253

3 ай бұрын

​@@Phaaschh there certainly is matter of personal preference but there is more to this story...

I live near the Bodensee (lake Constance) and there in Friedrichshafen the Zeppelin company is running a little fleet of airships. Mostly for tourist trips over the lake. It is always a great view to the them flying over you, even they are much more smaller than the Hindenburg.

@jeffsmith2022

2 ай бұрын

Blimps?...

@davidpar2

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, today they’re blimps instead of giant zeppelins. Still neat to see them

@enjoystraveling

2 ай бұрын

, I visited Lake Constance several times and watch the beautiful airship go across the lake, but I did not ride in it. I did bicycle around the lake though.

@pgrvloik

2 ай бұрын

I went here on vacation last summer and of course we visited the Zeppelin Museum (along with the Dornier Museum). Very nice place.

@bigkm1974

2 ай бұрын

You should show pics

It's so fantastically stylish!

@HrSamstag

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes - the times were cruel regarding politics in Germany, but regarding design in general Germany was a kind of center of the world then.

@pawejaroszewicz7893

2 ай бұрын

Evrybody fantasy of that time was all aboute Orient Express. Nazi was going to do a airship orient express, and quite sucseedet

the Hindenburg and its end have a special spot in my family's history...both my father and grandfather witnessed the explosion; my grandfather was there to meet a member of the flight crew. i tried to figure who that man he was friends with from the victim list but it's hard to ask my grandfather anything about this as he died 15 years before i was born and my dad was only seven at the time. every time i see the footage i look so hard to find them but all i ever see is sailors and victims - no spectators.

@Phaaschh

3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing a documentary some time ago, centering on a father and his young son who were at Lakehurst that day, but on the far side of the airship, ie. away from the crowd and cameras. It was alleged that they saw the beginning of the fire on the starboard side, which was immediately preceeded by what looked like St Elmo's fire, flickering blue along the tail end. I wonder if this was them? I'd have to search the Web for this, as I cannot remember who it was produced by.

@bernardkroeger4045

2 ай бұрын

@@PhaaschhWell isn't that very interesting. A lot less spectators than today, so it is very possible that you are correct.

@awuma

2 ай бұрын

@@Phaaschh There's a film about this here on YT.

@Phaaschh

2 ай бұрын

@@awuma have you got a link, please?

If you look at the image of the inferno it’s incredible to think that of the 95 people on board, 57 survived. The reason for the high survival rate was that hydrogen is lighter than air so the burning happened above the airship and nobody was actually burned. Contrast that with a crashed airplane sitting in a pool of burning kerosine that will consume it in minutes. The people that did die on the Hindenburg, died because of the ship crashing to ground. You can just imagine one of those lounges filled with flying chairs. If the passengers had been seated, with belts on and in a brace position, perhaps nobody would have died. The wrong lesson was learned. Hydrogen wasn’t the main culprit at all and with a fairly minor tweak, airships could well have been a safe mode of transport (for the time).

@psirvent8

2 ай бұрын

The tweak would have been to use helium instead of hydrogen, right ? I mean even with todays regulations and safety standards it would still be incredibly stupid and dangerous to fill an airship with flammable gas therefore it definitely was back in 1930.

@b43xoit

2 ай бұрын

"The majority of the victims were burned to death..." -- W'pedia

@jacklav1

2 ай бұрын

@@b43xoit Oh.

@Aging_Geek

2 ай бұрын

the US banned the sale of Helium to germany so were forced to use hydrogen instead.

@Aging_Geek

2 ай бұрын

I suspect along with a fall distance to the ground and material from the airship falling on you, the gas for the ships engines contributed to the inferno at ground level more than the hydrogen did to the non survivors.

I never understood how this thing handled the notoriously bad weather over the North Atlantic. Even in Spring and Summer, cold rain can freeze to the hull of a sailing ship and that adds a lot of weight in ice. Airplanes had early anti-icing systems. Then there are squalls, high winds and featureless nights with overcast. In 1936, even reliable radio signals did not travel more than a few hundred miles.

@elgoog7830

2 ай бұрын

One of my big questions as well... how in the world did this thing stay on course? No way those little propellers kept this beast on course. 60+mph winds would blow this balloon across the world. And as you also stated, the icing up, when crossing Atlantic... The amount of weight that would add, is tremendous. Not to mention, likely disabling it's rudders and props. I've always found this zeppelin story, suspect.

@Bintzak

2 ай бұрын

@@elgoog7830Well i think it works like a sail ship. You can sail against the wind but you need to bend the wind to get a forward force. And the aërodynamica is like a torpedo. Back in the day they used compass and stars/ landmark’s to navigate.

@b43xoit

2 ай бұрын

@@Bintzak They used radio and there is no apostrophe on "landmarks".

@Dion-rz3fz

2 ай бұрын

@@b43xoit Are you the grammar police? If so, you had better give yourself a ticket. The period goes first at the end of a sentence, then the quotation mark. People who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones! Lol.

@minimal3734

2 ай бұрын

@@Dion-rz3fz To be precise, the punctuation placement with quotation marks varies by regional conventions. In American English, periods and commas always go inside the quotation marks, regardless of the logical considerations. Therefore, the correct placement in American English would be, "There is no apostrophe on 'landmarks.'" In British English, the placement of the period (full stop) relative to the quotation mark depends on whether the period is part of the quoted material or not. If the period is part of the quotation, it goes inside. If it is not, it goes outside. This is known as logical punctuation. For example, if 'landmarks' is the end of the sentence and not part of a longer quoted sentence, in British English, you'd write: "There is no apostrophe on 'landmarks'."

I have actually flown in a Zeppelin and the it is a very smooth flight and more like being on a ship than an aircraft. My trip was not in the 1930’s but just a few years ago, over Bodensee in South Germany.

so beautiful ..its like a surreal world with technology yet classic ...before Concorde and airbus there was Hindenburg

Indiana Jones: "NO TICKETS!"

@miked5539

2 ай бұрын

Vas?????

@nancyharman4795

2 ай бұрын

​@@miked5539 Recalling a zeppelin scene in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" -- not the Hindenburg, obviously, but still a funny memory in cultural literacy... 😁

@bcgrittner

16 күн бұрын

@@nancyharman4795Originally it was the Hindenburg. Somebody in the production realized that the time setting was 1938, after the Hindenburg was destroyed. A little digital sleight of hand to erase the name from the zeppelin in the movie and there you have the unnamed airship in 1938.

@VicAusTaxiTruckie

20 сағат бұрын

I'm just here to like the NO TICKET Comment

I have to say, it may be my tablet or not, but the colorization of this is nothing short of amazing ! Or maybe it's just me.

@kat35lulu88

2 ай бұрын

You are correct....it looks so natural the way color was added doesn't it!

@JamesC1981

2 ай бұрын

they look a bit like drawings but yes i do think they are real colorize photos

@moparmadman1134

2 ай бұрын

Didn’t the Germans use Color film anyway

The presentator his voice is very clear well spoken English. Definitely radio.

I’ve never seen the colorized photos of the disaster till this video! I’ve been fascinated with the Hindenburg for many years and I can still hear in my memory those words at the end!

@brigidsingleton1596

2 ай бұрын

😢...Oh, the humanity...😢 Horrendous...😞

A fascinating but bizarre concept - fewer than 100 people transported in a vessel as long as an ocean liner that could carry about 3,000 in greater comfort. But apparently there were people willing to pay a tremendous premium for the novelty and savings in time.

@kimbo99

2 ай бұрын

People pay exorbitant sums to go into space and to deep dive on the Titanic

@GUAMANIANable

2 ай бұрын

And of that 100 there were more crew than passengers!

@paulmaxwell8851

2 ай бұрын

I'd love to travel around the world on a luxurious airship, and I'd pay plenty for the privilege.

That was fascinating with excellent commentary. Thank-you for taking the time to compile it.

It stil can be seen in Friedrichshafen in Germany. A great museum about the history of the zeppelin. You can also see the lounge area and restaurant and sleeping quarters original from the Hindenburg.

@reachandler3655

2 ай бұрын

Original from the Hindenburg? Weren't they destroyed with the rest of the ship?

@auronoxe

2 ай бұрын

@@reachandler3655 Sure, they are realistic replica only. But it is huge, you almost get the feeling like being on board.

@Randy201851

4 күн бұрын

The Graf Zeppelin II was the Hindenburg's sister ship yet never entered cross Atlantic service. Air Marshall Goering ordered it's dismantling for the aluminum. The museum exhibits are likely from the Graf Zeppelin II

05:55 - Side Note, one of Frankfurt/Main's suburbs still named today: "Zeppelinheim" ("Home of Zeppelins")

@Sebastian-pr8kz

2 ай бұрын

Add on - there is a cute little museum there with tons of artifacts, furniture and other cool stuff from the era. Worth a short detour if you are an aviation geek and have a stopover in FRA!

@williamlee1762

2 ай бұрын

There is still "Zeppelinwurst" available at only ONE Store on the Zeil in Frankfurt am Main.... It's the tinned appetizer Wurst that was served aboard the Ships.

Truly an amazing airship!!! Great pics!!! Great colorization!

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No they're not.

@reachandler3655

2 ай бұрын

​@@scarygary-qq1pjWhy not?

I was amazed at all the little things done to reduce weight. Cutting holes in all metal to reduce material. Paintings right on the walls. No frames. Every little bit counted.

@therian_forever12

2 ай бұрын

And yet they had a grand piano!

@noodengr3three825

2 ай бұрын

@@therian_forever12 I noticed that. I wonder if it was made of lighter materials

@user-cc5nf3dg4u

2 ай бұрын

@@noodengr3three825 yes, it was made of duraluminium)))

It would be good to see a cut away illustration of the ship, the various decks, cabins, control pod etc

@carllelendt5452

2 ай бұрын

Such "coffee table" books of this airship were very popular several decades ago. Still available used online.

@crumble701

2 ай бұрын

Google the images of "cut away illustration of Hindenburg" - many illustrations

@pauldziejman

2 ай бұрын

There's like 8000 images, diagrams and blueprints of it online and in print

@andyb.1026

2 ай бұрын

@@pauldziejman so it would have been simple to include a few in the video !

Very remarkable images best I've ever seen and I'm 79 that should tell you something. Best picture of the ship falling didn't realize that the fire started in the rear of the ship.Thanks again.🤠🤠

@awuma

2 ай бұрын

Upper rear. A stay cable had snapped due to an excessively sharp turn, ripping open a gasbag, and a static discharge apparently started the conflagration. Subsequent investigations have confirmed the original enquiry findings.

The size of this ship is unbelievable - the pictures do not give a real impression of just how big the Hindenburg was - you have to see the partial replica in Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Museum.

A wonderful video of this historic airship. Thanks for posting this.

Wonderful colourised pictures and fascinating commentary. Thanks for a truly brilliant video - I loved seeing the inner details of the airship.

As a child I to see one of these lighter than air ships. I guess t my wish at the age of 27 working a farm. We heard what sounded like a lawn mower engine only more powerful. Then I saw it over some trees and it was the Goodyear blimp. I was not disappointed. To see this Hindenburg must have been awesome

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful images, a beautiful video. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Very awesome. Thank you for sharing this historical airship.

Sorry, but the first thing I thought of at the start of the narration was "Mr Kipling does make exceedingly good airships" Showing my age here ☹

@paulbennett4415

2 ай бұрын

@Phaaschh James Hayter🎭 1907-1983

@antheablackmore5838

2 ай бұрын

Lol absolutely right I’ve listened through the whole thing and couldn’t think who he sounded like !!! It was driving me insane, thank you for putting me out of my misery 🤣

It’s actually a shame that we gave up this level of comfort for speed. There is nothing comfortable about air travel now.

@ventsyv

2 ай бұрын

There is, if you pay $7000 one way...

@grandtheftavocado

2 ай бұрын

Would be so nice to fly again without having to deal with diversity

@ApolloApplications

2 ай бұрын

This is a bit of a misconception about airship travel. The Hindenburg was, by the standards of the day, assuredly not "comfortable". You paid the same price as a full suite aboard one of the express liners, along with everything that would entail, and got a small room with silk-partitioned, nonsoundproofed walls; a cabin mate not of your own choosing, unless you wanted to pay double to sleep alone. At the start of a voyage, passengers were given a cloth napkin in an envelope, with the former joining them, always unwashed, for every meal. Similarly, the towels in the public restrooms (there were no en suite facilities) went uncleaned until the ship reached port, and if that port was in Brazil, the ship, which had no cooling systems, began to feel like a sauna toward the end of the flight. Transatlantic Zeppelin service was *absolutely* a sacrifice of comfort for speed, albeit one with a lovely view and very good catering.

@gcorriveau6864

2 ай бұрын

@@ApolloApplications Seems like you've studied this. Thanks for adding more perspective. Aside from the unique views and gaining a couple of days, I'm guessing the (sea)ship crossings would remain popular.

Very impressive imagery. Thanks for sharing!

This is amazing so glad I found this video, really learned something here!!

7800 USD in today's money? That's extremely reasonable, considering transatlatic passenger transport was in it's infancy.

@rowaystarco

2 ай бұрын

Well, you had ships and those were cheaper. Crossing with the Queen Mary took 3 days extra but at a cost of under $100 one way. And it's important to remember that you could get a really luxurious suite for a lower amount of money than the Hindenburg cost, with a private bathroom and windows. Speed and a spectacular view was the only real benefits of the Hindenburg, and it still took around 2 days to cross with it. The arrival of the Comet at the end of the fifties was truly the real death of transatlantic ships.

@eugeniustheodidactus8890

2 ай бұрын

@@rowaystarco the arrival of the Comet was also the death of the Comet

@rowaystarco

2 ай бұрын

well yeah, it was a plane with many flaws. But it also marked the start of the jet era.@@eugeniustheodidactus8890

@manichairdo9265

2 ай бұрын

Incredible video. I have only ever heard the unforgettable, distressed voice of a witness on the ground.

Fascinating glimpse inside with very impressive modern accommodations.

@togowack

2 ай бұрын

They are ancient accommodations. The cities used to run on wireless before the British and Freemasons started their world empire in 1900. There were millions of these airships moving grain everywhere on earth.

@viningscircle

2 ай бұрын

@@togowack "ancient"? These look as though they have been built yesterday. "Millions" of airships? You lose any credibility when you make such absurd exaggerations.

@togowack

2 ай бұрын

@@viningscircleMost people have to go through a wake up. There were probably a couple billion airships at one point. They were stored in air ship garages that we converted to our modern malls. There are videos of people turning on 100 year old engines no problem, there is no reason thousands of years of proper storage should be an issue.

@viningscircle

2 ай бұрын

@@togowack if you are trying to be humorous, possibly. Or just one beer short of a six-pack. But hey, you got free time on your hands for this at least...

@togowack

2 ай бұрын

@@viningscircle check tartaria mudflood our fake history. You must unlearn what you have learned or when they do start showing you the before time, you will find yourself in an asylum.

Impressive pictures. Thanks!

Excellent video - thank you ❤

It must have been AMAZING to ride in one of these airships! I wish that airship travel could be revived, just made safer. Even if it's just for trips around the US. Travelling in one of these things sounds like it would be much more fun than travelling in an airplane!

@Makeyourselfbig

2 ай бұрын

Well it would certainly be a lot slower.

@BlackPill-pu4vi

2 ай бұрын

Indeed. Speed isn't everything. If time isn't important, the opportunity to fly with elegance, decorum, style, and with civilized fellow passengers is worth it. I'd be 110% O.K. with a dress code that must be followed or boarding will be denied. No PJ's, no flip flops, no rainbow hair, no shorts, no jeans, no torn clothing, no T-shirts, no weird piercings, etc. C'mon people. Dress like passengers would've dressed 60+ years ago! Smoke 'em if ya got 'em in the lounge. Vintage Bossa Nova EZ listening music, quietly playing over the speakers, would be the cherry on top.

@mikeymutual5489

2 ай бұрын

@@BlackPill-pu4vi Whatever you say, fossil.

@BlackPill-pu4vi

2 ай бұрын

@@mikeymutual5489 Whatever you say, no-class.

@mikeymutual5489

2 ай бұрын

@@BlackPill-pu4vi LOL, take Amtrak some time. It's just what you seek! haha

LOVE THIS !!! I am subscribed and will be watching all of this channel content ! Thanks !

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No you won't.

I have been to Lakehurst , NJ. My Dad did his Parachute Training there in early 50's. The Hangars for smaller U.S. Navy Blimps still standing & they are huge! You could still see the flying over the beach in late 60's...

@blogengeezer4507

2 ай бұрын

ILL ANG, USAFR used the massive, entirely wood structure, US Navy airship hanger, for non hazardous supplies storage, during the 1900's mid years. Another was in Oregon, south of Tillamook.. An air museum for a time.. History USS, The Macon?

Amazing. Thank you!!

Fascinating. I had no idea of the level of creature comfort the Hindenburg provided. It would be wonderful if a modern, non-flammable, passenger airship of this sort could be developed today. I know there have been proposals for such a thing, but apparently none have been built.

Thank you for posting it.

The colourized photos were amazing to look at.

In 1981 I and my partner were fortunate enough to take a pleasure ride of about an hour on the 'GoodYear' air ship from the old 'art deco' airport at Liverpool. I remember it was crewed by Italians. We effortlessly glided off and took a leisurely trip over onto the centre line of the River Mersey and headed out to the estuary, so we had a marvellous view of the City including the Cunard and Liver Buildings. As we landed ropes were released and the ground crew seized these and eventually tethered the ship. It was a magical ride.

@duartesimoes508

2 ай бұрын

Being Air traffic controller I had that chance too, in the _Good Year_ Airship in 1993 in Portugal! It was totally different from anything I had flown before. The ship is flown by two giant trim wheels, just as if the pilot was seated on a wheelchair, and the two tiny engines are so feeble. Then you can reduce them to idle without sinking, which is a most unusual sensation! It's exhilarating and you feel absolutely safe. 😀

@ACDZ123

2 ай бұрын

I've seen how Italians drive ,especially Naples..no way 😅

Amazing and luxurious!!

thank you for sharing this well done documentary.

Incroyable.... un grand merci pour ce partage.

I'd love to have heard that duralumin piano!

@athenathegreatandpowerful6365

2 ай бұрын

Look up Rippen Grande piano 1960. Same company built both pianos.

@jerrynorton1080

Ай бұрын

Built by Bluthner, it actually survived the incident. This is because it was left in berlin for an overhaul.

Stunning!!!

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No it isn't.

Truly amazing photos!

Everyone looks so beautiful and classy. Crazy to think we could have had this today.

Well done thank you

Excellent!

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No it isn't.

Great video. Very informative and insightful.

Great video. Thanks. Superb!

Hardly ever mentioned is the identical ship, Graf Zeppelin, that did the South American route, and a much more "exotic" scenic trip. The Hindenburg flew over familiar European landscapes, the ocean, then suddenly, New Jersey, where it was docked. The GZ flew over the beautiful Fernando de Noronha island off the coast of Brazil, stopped in Recife, and flew down the entire coast of Brazil at a relatively low altitude, and when it arrived in Rio, since it docked further south from the city itself, it did a scenic flyover of its mountains, beaches and forests. Then, I think, it flew to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. For anyone interested, there is B&W footage of the Zeppelin flying over the Brazilian coast and arriving in Rio here on KZread.

The chance of living through the Hindenburg crash is much much higher than living through a MCAS Boeing crash!

@danielmarmer679

2 ай бұрын

The Hindenburg disaster had more survivors than fatalities, which I just learned from this video. It's mindblowing.

@importedmusic

2 ай бұрын

The statistics on this would strongly disagree.

@andrewallen9993

2 ай бұрын

@@importedmusic more than half the people on the Hindenburg survived. Nobody on the 737 MCAS crashes did.

@prnothall9302

2 ай бұрын

That would depend entirely on where it crashed, and how high it was. I think it would be unsurvivable at sea or high altitude, no better than a modern airliner.

@kristine1028

2 ай бұрын

Why would you even mention this? That’s not what this video is about.

that was excellent. Well done!

Just came across this and you SIR are on point!

I read the Germans wanted to fill the airship with helium gas which is non flammable but couldn't get the helium gas they wanted and so filled it hydrogen gas which a flammable gas.

@johannesbols57

2 ай бұрын

That is because the USA had sanctions against Nazi Germany and wouldn't sell the helium they needed.

@anthonycremer4650

2 ай бұрын

That's quite true - the USA had a virtual monopoly of helium and they were not selling it to anybody !

@Tony11806

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonycremer4650 Yes that's what I read that Germany wanted to buy helium from America but America wouldn't sell them helium and so the airship disaster could have been avoided had it been filled with helium.

Quite fascinating.

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No it isn't.

...incredible photos!!!!

What a majestic technological marvel. Thanks for sharing.

My Great Grandfather won a ticket to fly on the Hindenburg, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was at the Olympics, as a side treat for his new wife, on their Honeymoon. The Nationalist Raffle ticket cost him 5 cents. They gave away 1,000 2 person accommodations, and asked the winners to write to Congress to allow Germany the use of Helium. He flew there, and back on the Graf II Zeppelin, on the Hindenburg's 99th flight to the US. On the 100th the US Congress agreed to allow the use of Helium. He told us about 3 deaths that happened on the way, from NYC to Washington DC. He said the crew was busy day and night fixing bullet holes, from people on the ground. Everything from handguns, to long rifles. One of the dead was a friend of my GG father, a waiter, the other 2 were sailors working in the riggings when they were shot.

@jamesalexander3530

Ай бұрын

That's something I've never heard of before. Wow! They had their idiots then too like today flashing lasers at pilots.

@bennyboogenheimer4553

Ай бұрын

@@jamesalexander3530 Some things never change.

The Concord of her day

This is SO informative! ❤ this post 👏✌️

@Searching_History

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

its amazing how good these Colorized Photos look some even look like someone took them last week with a modern camera

Absolutely fascinating. With today’s advanced technology, bring ‘em back. 🇦🇺

@mirandahotspring4019

2 ай бұрын

The Zeppelin Foundation in Germany continues to hold a stake in Zeppelin GmbH via Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH. They operate a small fleet of NT Zeppelin (NT = New Technology) that does sightseeing tours from their base on Bordensee around Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany.

@BlackPill-pu4vi

2 ай бұрын

I wonder how much Helium would have to be mixed with the Hydrogen to reduce the flammability to a safe level. Helium is scarce and expensive. Hydrogen is plentiful, relatively cheap to mass produce, and has far greater lifting power. Mixing helium and hydrogen would require constant mixing in the bags so, the weight of the circulation system would have to be lightweight to justify such a compromise.

My Dad knew Dr. Scholl (the foot guy) who traveled on the Hindenberg.

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No he didn't.

@33Donner77

2 ай бұрын

Dr. Scholl did travel to South America@@scarygary-qq1pj

@Airships

2 ай бұрын

@@scarygary-qq1pj William Mathias Scholl was most definitely a passenger on Hindenburg's Flight # 13, the ship's first return flight from the USA to Germany, 12-14 May 1936. (Whether or not @33Donner77's father knew him, I don't know.)

Nicely done. I once visited the Hindenburg museum in Germany. Also nicely done.

That's pretty neat to see that in color

It would be fun to ride in that kind of airship, but with Helium (and squeeky voices), instead of Hydrogen (and fire)

@andyroo3022

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure the Hydrogen, and if it was helium is in the balloon part and not the cabin, passenger and crew areas of the ship.

@mtlicq

2 ай бұрын

@@andyroo3022 i know already. 😉 Just human playing with words & concepts.

@mtlicq

2 ай бұрын

@@andyroo3022 i know already. 😉 Just human playing with words & concepts.

@davidboult4143

2 ай бұрын

​@@mtlicq if Helium had been allowed to Germany, this disaster would not have happened.

@mtlicq

2 ай бұрын

@@davidboult4143 was helium blocked? I'm just asking objectively.

The Titanic of the sky.

@jamescrawford9883

Ай бұрын

Give it a rest! It was tiny inside for the passengers. The whole inside was filled with deadly gas bags of hydrogen.

Very nice video.Thank you for sharing..

Wow what an awesome video!

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No it isn't.

*The best-colorized photos I've ever seen.*

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No they're not.

It was so much ahead of time that even nowadays we can‘t build it, even if we wanted to.

@thefonzkiss

2 ай бұрын

Garbage.

@postoffice146

2 ай бұрын

Why not? It's a big aluminium skeleton.

@Matt92Machine

2 ай бұрын

We could build it, but it would be impractical and dangerous.

@Tscharlieh

2 ай бұрын

@@Matt92Machine Well, CargoLifter tried a couple of years ago and went bankrupt. Of course we "could", just viewed from a pure technical perspective. But viewed in its whole context it is for the same reasons impossible as the repetition of the Apollo-program would be. They even had to invent new alloys and materials to get it working. Just imagine a company today which would have to start basically at zero. Not like SpaceX who bought most parts "off the shelf". That's what I meant.

@davidpar2

2 ай бұрын

Well we could build them, but giant zeppelins are white elephants, very impractical

Wow I had no idea it was so big!! Thought it had a basket at the bottom that could carry a couple dozen people !! Had no idea it had a kitchen dinning room...! Really amazing airship! Would be so wonderful to have these still flying through the sky, we really missed out on this!!

Very good video, thank you...

I have some original photos made by my father from this airship

@scarygary-qq1pj

2 ай бұрын

No you don't.

Great footage! Color me subscribed.

Learned a lot from this video, thanks for sharing.

@Searching_History

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you found the video helpful!

Thank you for this. Some new info for me and the pictures are amazing. Most look like they could have been taken recently.

@Searching_History

26 күн бұрын

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