The Hindenburg Disaster (Encore)
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
Gary Arndt
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily. |
| 0:04.0 | In the 1920s and 30s, one of the most cutting edge and exciting forms of transportation was the Zeppelin. |
| 0:13.0 | Germany's Luftschiff-Bau Zeppelin company created lighter-than-air ships |
| 0:17.0 | that transported passengers over millions of miles worldwide. |
| 0:21.0 | This new form of transportation, which seemed to be the future, came to a sudden and dramatic |
| 0:25.5 | end on one horrific day in 1937 in New Jersey. |
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| 1:17.0 | I previously did an episode on Zeppelin's and their history. |
| 1:25.0 | Just to briefly recap their story, the idea of later than air vehicles goes back to the 19th century. |
| 1:30.0 | The initial problem with them was learning how to control them. Zeppelin crashes were actually pretty common in the early days as Zeppelin's were really susceptible to the wind. |
| 1:40.0 | However, these technical hurdles were eventually overcome, and Zeppelin travel became very safe and reliable. |
| 1:46.0 | The world leader in airships was the German company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. |
| 1:51.0 | Their flagship was known as the Graf Zeppelin. Their flagship was known as the Graft Zeppelin. The Graft Zeppelin was launched in |
| 1:55.9 | 1928 and it became world famous. It was flown on an around-the-world trip in 1929. |
| 2:01.6 | It flew around the Mediterranean and to South America, the Middle East, and Africa. |
| 2:05.0 | It had a very good safety record. |
| 2:07.0 | It flew thousands of passengers over a million miles. |
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