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You keep calling the german currency "deutschmark " in this Video. But the deutsche Mark was only used from the 50s to the Euro. Before the currency Was called the Reichsmark
I actually recently worked for a modern-day blimp maker. The industry is basically all military-focused plus odd side projects like the Saudi's asking about a tethered blimp ride for their Red Sea Project.
yeah it's annoying in tone at times but MUCH better researched than Simon Whistler's stuff. I wouldn't compare him so much to Tom Scott as Brian Cox, personally
“Passengers would fly and only occasionally crash in world class luxury” cracked me up. I also loved your commentary in the slowest air crash ever committed to film and the obese slow moving phoenix. As a historian, I appreciate your emphasis on the distortion of historical events and the massive role of coincidence. The Hindenburg really makes you wonder, how things would have gone differently if the accident didn’t happen or if it was not filmed and turned into a mass media spectacle. More people should talk about the important facts, such as its amazing world tour or that it probably smelled like sweat and hangovers.
@@viderevero1338 I think it's more so concentration and carefulness. Remember, any minor mistake will be painted with exaggeration by the vultures of media and ignorance. Not only is it their job and legal trouble on the line, but they're also likeminded enthusiasts of the airship. They'd also hate to see their craft be viewed in a bad light.
My favourite detail about the Hindenburg was that despite being a hydrogen balloon, it had a smoking room. They kept it under positive pressure, had double airlocks and only one electric lighter for everyone to avoid open flames.
This isn't really a case of the insane desighers sacrificing safety for confort, unlike the whole idea of airships. Most people were completely addicted to smoking back then, in part because it's negative consequences weren't as well known. Not having a smoking room would be much more dangerous I think, because the passengers would just try to smoke wherever
I live next to one of Goodyear's blimp hangars in CA. Two of them actually. Though I don't know if they are empty or actually have blimps in them. Once I had an uber driver ask me if I knew why those airplane hangars were so tall, and I said, "They house blimps." He asked me what a blimp was. I said, "Oh you know, like the Goodyear blimps you see over sporting events?" *blank stare* Not only had he never seen the Goodyear blimp, but the entire concept of blimps and zeppelins was foreign to him.
I first came into contact with a blimp/airship through the Simpsons, besides that and the story of the hindenburg I knew nothing else. You don't see blimps here in Europe as much as you do in the ol' US of A
I haven’t seen one in a really long time and even then they were only a common site at the beach. It was exciting because it was so rare. I can understand people not having seen one before.
I see all these comments like "yeah me neither" growing up with illiterate parents must be really tough and boring. imagine not knowing what blimps are until you are a fully grown ass man
Correction: the Hindenburg did have a shower, it was located on B deck, underneath the dinning room, in fact, it was the first in-flight shower ever installed, however, there was a catch, the shower was quite tiny, so better not have claustrophobia, the spray was also weak and had a timer, in order to conserve water for the flight, this was also a passenger luxury, the crew could only hygiene after the Hindenburg was moored. Edit: You also confused Werner Franz with Werner Doehner, Werner Franz, age 14, was the Hindenburg's cabin boy, while Werner Doehner, age 8, was an passenger travelling with his family Matilda, Herman, Walter and Irene Doehner, tragically Herman perished in the wreck, and Irene died of her burns, she was 14. They were the last of the Hindenburg's survivors, the last crew member and the last passenger.
The scene on the Simpsons where Barney crashes the duff blimp and Kent Brockman says "oh the humanity!" then just continues on his broadcast is comedy at its finest.
Hey serious comment here, I am a College aviation major and actually chose to do a research paper on the history of airships much of the content is present in this video. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing the rich history
Blimps are my favorite aircraft because I have fond memories of a Goodyear blimp that would often fly over my elementary school during lunchtime. Whenever it was over, all the kids would stop and look up to it, hoping to get it's attention.
That around the world blimp trip is insane. It's actually incredible. This was such a good video OT. Thanks for letting me revisit blimps outside of ancient RTSs. Eckener is a real safety G.
This is by far the best docummentary you made so far, specially for the rare footages you digged up, loved this thing a lot mate, this meant a lot to me. Bless the good folks at Good Year also for keeping this dream alive, pretty sure Hidenburg himself would be happy to see this existing.
While in the US this is an invite-only privilege, anyone can jump onboard a Zeppelin NT in Europe for the painful, but not unreachable price of 250 to 900 Euro, depending on the particular flight. Sightseeing flights are on a regular schedule over multiple German cities. I was lucky enough to be invited onboard one during the 2021 European Grand Tour, for a brief flight over Wrocław, in Poland. What a fantastic experience! It's hard to imagine how the Hindenburg was pretty much an order of magnitude larger than the NT, when even the NT is so awe inspiringly huge.
If I had Elon Musk or Bezos money I would be spending it on shit like sky hotels and making sure I had a luxury blimp in every city that I would stay in when I visited.
To add a footnote onto the history of the Airship, the USS Akron was featured in the equally forgettable Indiana Jones novel "Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone" were Indiana Jones is given a lift across the Atlantic to Britian. During the flight, he foiled an attempt by the Italian military to sabotage it with explosives.
A little error concerning the destruction of Zeppelins 12:43 , incendiary bullets had to be shooted combined with explosive bullets in between, which would ripp big holes in the hull, therefore oxygen could actually accumulate in sufficient amount so that the hydrogen could be inflamed.
the first shootdown of a zeppelin by a plane was with white phosphor filled bullets with a hole on the side that would leave a trail of white phosphor that would ignite in the air. only later did they develop exploding bullets that would ignite the zeppelins more reliably.
I would honestly love to have been able to see those things flying around in the 30s or even crossing the Atlantic on one, idk they’re so majestic in a way
The "hayseed" Wright Brothers only flew in North Carolina, all the work and small scale testing was done in their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. North Carolina can claim first to have controlled powered flight on their soil, but Ohio was the source. Source; Dayton local too much Wright, Dunbar, Patterson, Kettering information stuck in my head
Its so weird how many Ohio residents were huge figures in aviation. A ton of famous astronauts are from Ohio as well. Maybe it's so bad there, people are compelled to tear themselves from the tyrannical clutches of gravity?
Blimps in the US during WWII were pretty much just used for maritime patrol, specifically to look for subs. Tillamook Airport in Oregon has one hangar from the time when the Naval Air Station housed a dozen blimps for that purpose; it is currently an Air Museum (as well as a place for other local historical societies to store large items like vintage tractors and locomotives, and private cold storage). Post WWII the hangars housed blimps that apparently were used to transport stuff like logs, but one of the hangars burnt down in the 90s and nowadays they only have one very small, half inflated blimp in Hangar B. The Air Museum isn't much (specially compared to the probably more accessible Evergreen in McMinnville) but I still would recommend a stop by if you're on the Oregon coast as the hangar itself is quite the sight.
Howdy, drone pilot/ aviation nerd here! I grew up in Dayton, Ohio. It's where the Wright Brothers set up shop and did a lot of their design work. After their successful flight, Winston Churchill wanted to buy the technology from them. They respectfully declined because they wanted the US government to have first dibs. It took the Army a while to come around but Churchill was really the first government guy to really see the potential.
The size of the giant airships triggers some sort of a human instinct that tells him "giant thing impressive, giant thing cool" and I dont see a point in fighting it, I'd love to see a giant airship myself
This has been amazing. I love learning about different technological marvels of humanity. One thing that completely got me was that quick clip of the 3 dudes walking along the hindenburg's metal frame at what was likely 80 feet in the air, without harnesses or any safety measures. That said, great video! I enjoyed the more serious side of this. It definitely felt well researched by someone who was very passionate about the subject.
I just found this channel! I love it!!! On topic: I live in the southwest of the USA. I was camping in the “middle of nowhere”. American middle of nowhere. 2 hours on dirt roads middle of nowhere. And I saw The Blimp! It was super cool! I got pics! It was way bigger than I thought it would be. I can’t even imagine how big the Hindenburg was.
The R100 arrival was a huge deal in Québec. It moored at Saint-Hubert airport, the biggest in Canada at the time (maybe the world?). The mooring tower was built specifically for airships, cost 1 million dollars, and was only ever used once. There's a commemorative plaque where the tower used to stand, as well as a poorly rated hotel named after it.
It's a shame that he didn't mention the R-100 - Britain's successful airship of it's time, despite never going into service. The best-selling author Nevil Shute was one of the lead engineers on that project, under his own name of Nevil Norway.
It's so wierd to see pictures of the my neighbor town on a big foreign RU-vidr's video, knowing I only have 4 hours of sleep left, before I ride my bicycle to that city, getting on a train. I live on the Lake of Constance, where the first ones of Zeppelin were tested, and I see them every day, since they are still in use for tourists here. It's always funny to see tourists' jaws drop, when they first see one.
This is probably your best episode… love the appreciation for history. I felt really invested watching this! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’m such a history nerd myself 🤣. I get so lost in it honestly.
You have no idea how bad I needed this! Love your channel bro . Seriously some of the only times I laughed in the last few years was watching your channel
I think today the main appeal of airship travel, if it were ever commercially feasible again, would be the noise level. Floating over land in (relative) quiet sounds soooo nice.
R101 came down in a storm, 60mph gusting head winds with extreme downdrafts at the Beauvais ridge. Devil's in the detail, especially if you completely ignore it.
So im 23 years old and i just realised i have never actually seen the Hindenburg crash footage. Like ive only seen it through pop culture references, so seeing it for the first time will full context is crazy.
Love the video. Even got slightly choked up at the end - did not have ‘honest emotional response to musings on progress and failure as exemplified by dirigibles’ on my bingo card.
I completely tuned into that amazing Danger Zone rendition that I’ve no idea what was said that entire time. Tried twice to rewatch but negative, ghostrider. Too good!
So...are we not gunna talk about how dope that zeppelin flying though the planes contrail was at 15:03?....it was quite pleasing to the ocular cavities and their contents 🤯
