They are kept aloft through a lifting gas, such as helium, hydrogen or hot air. Development and technologyīlimps, zeppelins and hot-air balloons are all types of lighter-than-air airships. It took its first flight in March 1936, and flew 63 times, primarily from Germany to North and South America, said Grossman. The Hindenburg was named for former German Weimar Republic president Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). Over time, his name became synonymous with all rigid airships. He built his first airship, LZ-1, in 1899. He had observed hot-air balloons in the United States during the Civil War, according to. "It was like the Titanic in that sense," said Dan Grossman, an aviation historian at and author of " Zeppelin Hindenburg: An Illustrated History of LZ-129 (opens in new tab)." A luxurious leviathan in the skyĬount Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German military officer, developed the first rigid-framed airships in the late 1800s. Speculation about the cause of the crash has been the subject of numerous books and movies. A horrified radio reporter's exclamation - "Oh, the humanity!" - has since become somewhat of a catchphrase. The crash was the first massive technological disaster caught on film, and the scene became embedded in the public's consciousness. But the crash instead brought the age to an abrupt end, making way for the age of passenger airplanes. At the time, the Hindenburg was supposed to be ushering in a new age of airship travel.
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