Comments on: Hindenburg vs Titanic: Survival Rates

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:12:21 +0000

In reply to Dan Grossman. Or you could just use a plane 🙃

By: Lewis chen

Lewis chen — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:17:34 +0000

In reply to no name. Perhaps the most familiar use of helium is as a safe, non-flammable gas to fill party and parade balloons. However, helium is a critical component in many fields, including scientific research, medical technology, high-tech manufacturing, space exploration, and national defense. I got this from google

By: Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman — Wed, 31 May 2017 12:08:01 +0000

In reply to Johnny. The ship did not make "sharp" turns during landing, and the turns made during landing occurred long after the tail-heaviness had already been noticed.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:21:16 +0000

In reply to Tristan. No it didn't. The Hindenburg burst into flames when a spark jumped from the outer skin to the metal build, igniting leaking Hydrogen from a gas cell that was ripped when a bracing wire snapped due to the captain's sharp turns during landing.

By: Lewis Klein

Lewis Klein — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 21:04:53 +0000

I was 9 yrs.old when the Hindenberg flew over me while I was waiting for some friends to join me to play baseball on a field close to the Phila. Museum of Art.

I didn’t see it until I heard its “putt putt” motors right over me.
It was huge. I dropped down on my back which made it easier to watch it.

Then as it started to fly over me, it began a slow left turn that it would send it down
to Lakehurst, N.J where it would land.

I’m not sure how it came to fly over Philadelphia , especially the route, but now realize that if came directly over downtown Phila.and giving the passengers the opportunity to see
Independence Hall, etc.

Part2

One year later at night, I’m playing soldiers on the living room rug when the radio announces that the Hindenberg has crashed.

A lot speculation follows to this day, but the gas to lift these dirigible is Helium, not hydrogen.

This was in 1936, the first year of its 4-5 day flights over the Atlantic

By: Konstantine

Konstantine — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:09:37 +0000

It is so strange that the notion that hydrogen airships, and airships in general are very unsafe has stayed until the 21st century! I think that if a plane crashed when they were first being made people would think they were unsafe (Which they were back then) but eventually they thought it might be better than they thought and even more crashes happened as they became more popular so if it’s something that is not hurtling around at great speeds they might think it is more safe? But after the hindenburg disaster no one really thought of going on one again. So why not airships? Personally I have no idea but I wonder if airships could make a cameback if someone proved they were safe? There’s a lot of potential in these powered balloons! But still the idea goes around that even helium airships are unsafe… It’s really a shame.

By: unknown

unknown — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:07:02 +0000

In reply to Jackson. The Hindenburg had 97 people aboard. All percentages are out of 100, so the numbers are totally okay.

By: Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:48:22 +0000

In reply to no name. No, Helium is inert. It is the ultimate Noble Gas. Helium has two electrons in its outer shell and they are perfectly happy with each other; they don't look for other friends.

By: no name

no name — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:44:33 +0000

In reply to Jackson. helium is also highly flamable

By: Dagmara Lizlovs

Dagmara Lizlovs — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 02:11:01 +0000

In reply to eric. The iceberg would have been successfully melted! Sorry couldn't help myself on that one.