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The Future of Travel - Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei Company

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Description: Photograph of Frankfurt airport collected by the Joint Intelligence Bureau Library...Date: Before 1937..Our Catalogue Reference: WO 252/257 ( http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=29025&SearchInit=4&SearchType=6&CATREF=wo+252/257 ) ..This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons... ( http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/imagelibrary ) .

Frankfurt am Main Historische Bilder im öffentlichen Raum

Diese Ausstellung von Fotografien aus dem Nationalarchiv wurde im Jahr 2000 als Teil einer größeren Ausstellung realisiert, die von Partnern des Projekts Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access (SEPIA) zusammengestellt wurde. Institutionen aus ganz Europa stellten Bilder aus ihren eigenen Beständen zur Verfügung, die Transporte aller Art quer durch den Kontinent zeigten. Die Sammlung zeigt die technische Entwicklung; die Wunder des Designs und der Konstruktion, die Verbesserungen im Transportwesen hervorbrachten. Der Verkehr hat die Welt, in der wir leben, grundlegend verändert, und diese Bilder decken alles von der Pferdestärke bis zur Luftkraft ab.

Die wichtigsten Typen von Luftschiffen sind starr, halbstarr und starr. Nichtstarre Luftschiffe, die oft als "Luftschiffe" bezeichnet werden, sind auf internen Druck angewiesen, um die Form des Luftschiffes zu erhalten. Semi-starre Luftschiffe behalten die Hüllenform durch internen Druck bei, haben aber eine tragende Struktur. Starre Luftschiffe haben ein äußeres Strukturgerüst, das die Form beibehält und alle strukturellen Lasten trägt, während das Hebegas in inneren Gassäcken oder Zellen enthalten ist. Starre Luftschiffe wurden zuerst von Graf Zeppelin geflogen und die überwiegende Mehrheit der gebauten starren Luftschiffe von der von ihm gegründeten Firma hergestellt. Daher werden alle starren Luftschiffe manchmal Zeppeline genannt. In frühen Luftschiffen wurde aufgrund seiner hohen Hubkapazität und Verfügbarkeit Wasserstoff als Hebegas verwendet. Heliumgas hat fast dieselbe Hubkapazität und ist im Gegensatz zu Wasserstoff nicht brennbar, aber selten und relativ teuer. Luftschiffe wurden am häufigsten vor den 1940er Jahren eingesetzt, aber ihre Nutzung nahm mit der Zeit ab, da ihre Fähigkeiten von denen der Flugzeuge übertroffen wurden.

The LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German passenger airship that was built in the 1930s. It was the largest aircraft of its time and was one of the most advanced airships ever built. It was named after the former German President Paul von Hindenburg and was often referred to simply as the "Hindenburg." The airship was used for transatlantic flights and made several successful journeys between Germany and the United States. However, it is most famous for its tragic end: on May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg caught fire and crashed in New Jersey, killing 36 people. The disaster marked the end of the era of passenger-carrying airships. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH best known for its leading role in the design and manufacture of rigid airships, commonly referred to as Zeppelins, was founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1908. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin became the leading manufacturer of large lighter-than-air vehicles. During the First World War, Zeppelins were employed as the first long-distance strategic bombers. After World War One all remaining zeppelins were claimed by the Allies as war reparations. Following Count von Zeppelin's death in 1917, control of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin fell to Dr. Hugo Eckener, an enthusiastic proponent of the civil value of airships who led the construction of the largest rigid airships in history, including the LZ 129 Hindenburg. The LZ Group's capital contribution came primarily from its two airships LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin and LZ 129 Hindenburg. A transatlantic airline Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (German Zeppelin Transport Company) was incorporated on 22 March 1935 as a joint venture between Zeppelin Luftschiffbau, the Ministry of Aviation, and Deutsche Luft Hansa. In the mid-1930s it operated commercial passenger zeppelin flights including regular transatlantic service to South and North America. Hugo Eckener intended to run against Hitler in the 1932 presidential election and after the Nazis won, Reich Minister of Aviation Hermann Göring created a special agency to extend Party control over LZ Group. On 6 May 1937, the LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and exploded while mooring in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 people as well as Ernst Lehmann, the Company director. Hindenburg was covered by insurance of 6 million RM, which was paid in full, but the loss of future passenger revenue was not. Public confidence in Zeppelin travel had also been shattered and the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was immediately grounded on its return flight from Brazil on 8 May 1937. The last pre-war german airship LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II was launched in September 1938. Over the next 11 months, Graf Zeppelin II made 30 test, promotional, and propaganda tours around Europe. With the advent of World War II, it flew for the last time on 20 August 1939 and never entered the transatlantic passenger service for which it was built. All airships were scrapped in 1940 to produce combat aircraft. On 6 May 1940, a Wehrmacht demolition team destroyed the hangar complexes at Frankfurt Airport. During the Second World War, the company facilities were hit by Allied bombing raids.

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L3262, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany50.03454, 8.59594
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