Project 2.1 Hydrogen

Options:

• Write a brief report on the Hindenberg,describe how it was constructed and give reasons for the use of helium instead of hydrogen in large balloons.
• Write a brief report (2 pages) on dirigibles and blimps.
• Design and build a model balloon that can be used to transport small loads.

THE HINDENBERG
The Hindenburg was an airship that caught fire in 1937 while docking in Lakehurst, New Jersey. It had a lifting force of 236 tons. It was launched in 1936 and had completed ten and one-half round trips between Germany and the United States before burning in 1937. Crossing the Atlantic took about 50 to 60 hours.

DIRIGIBLES AND BLIMPS
Graf Zeppelin, a smaller hydrogen airship, had made 650 flights. More than 18,000 passengers were delivered safely during the nine years that the Graf Zeppelin flew. It flew 144 flights nonstop to and from Berlin across the Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro or New York.