life:
October, 1934: The vast and intricate framework of zeppelin model LZ 129, under construction at Friedrichshafen, Germany. With a gas capacity of 7,070,000 cubic feet, and christened “Hindenburg,” she became the largest — and ultimately, for all the wrong reasons, the most famous — airship the world has ever seen.
It’s amazing if you really think about how feasible and efficient these things could have been if it weren’t for this accident. Unfortunately, it scared people away from giant airship technology.
