Hindenburg Disaster Name __________________________________ 1. What was the Hindenburg? ____________________________________________________ 2. Who built it? ____________________________________________________ 3. How was the Hindenburg used? ____________________________________________________ 4. What was the gas that inflated the ship? ____________ 5. How was lift created? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 6. What was the disaster? ____________________________________________________ 7. Where did the disaster occur? ___________________________________________________ 8. Why do you think it happened? _________________________________________________ 9. What was the gas used the lift the ship? See any problem with the gas? …show more content…
Where did the ship take off from?_____________________ 11. Who was the ship’s captain? _________________________ 12. What was the function of the cells on the ship? ___________________________________________________ 13. Describe the weather conditions at the time of the landing? ___________________________________________________ 14. What was the”mushroom shaped flower”? __________________________________________________ 15. What was the metal used for the frame of the ship and why do you think that type of metal was used? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 16. How long did it take for fire the consume the ship? ____________________________________________________ 17.How did many of the passengers and crew get off the ship? __________________________________________________ 18. How many died and how many survived? __________________________________________________ 19. What was the effect on Airship travel after the
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This ship was Discovery and was sailed by Captain Weymouth. When they got going, Hudson couldn 't control his crew at all, and there was fighting and even mutiny within the first few months. By the end of the year the crew was stuck hundreds of miles south and unable to turn back. They went ashore and stayed on land until late spring. By spring, the crew wanted to go home when a small portion wanted to continue the exploration and fights led by Robert Juet broke out.
It was a one person submarine. It carried 200-pound lead weight to increase vertical stability. There was one thick glass window on the top for sunlight to get in. Candles werent allowed in it. They would consume a small supply of oxygen.
Have you ever heard of a Zeppelin before? Zeppelins were big air ships, but not like blimps, that had luxurious cabins like the Titanic. Except you would not get sea-sick or air-sick (unless you were afraid of heights). Zeppelins were more famous than even the president back in the mid 1930’s. But a huge zeppelin by the name of “The Hindenburg” crashed and destroyed all hope of people ever riding anymore zeppelins again.
After crossing the Atlantic two of the six ships were too damaged to continue and Drake had to scrap them. After which they thought it would be smooth sailing, but alas there was conflict between Drake and the other two men placed in command. Drake had one of them, Thomas Doughty, tried and beheaded for allegedly plotting mutiny. Soon after the crew found that the Mary had rotting timbers and was burned. Once they tried to enter the Straits out of the three ships only the flagship, Pelican made it to the Pacific, the Marigold disappeared and the Elizabeth with John Wynter, the other commander, returned to England where he was tried and sentenced to jail for mutiny.
These Zeppelins quickly became feared by civilians. Seeing this iconic monster of the skies flying over dropping bombs. The technology behind these Zeppelins
Some scientists believe that St. Elmo’s fire was present at the time of the incident. This phenomenon compounded by recent experiments that suggest the craft was leaking hydrogen, caused the gas to be ignited, and channeled it back into the dirigible causing the explosion (Dowling
First of all, the author points out that the ship sank because water flooded into the ship through the gunports. This is because the doors were not closed after firing the guns. This point is challenged by the lecturer. She argues that if the projectiles had been shot, the guns must be empty. However, recent inspections conclude that the guns are still filled, which means that they were not fired.
The Minie Ball and Repeaters c. Gatling Guns II.Balloons and Submarines a.Advantages b.Disadvantages c.Significance in the Civil War III.
The dimensions of this large ship was three hundred and twenty feet long, with a width of forty-five feet, and a depth of fifteen feet. To prevent sparks, the cargo holds were lined with wood and held in place by copper nails. The steam engine was slow compared to the other ships. The crew was made up of forty-one french sailers in command by Captain Aime Le Medac.
It is still not confirmed today how exactly the giant airship caught on fire. What we do know is that out of the 97 people on board only 36 died including the crew. One theory on how the Hindenburg caught on fire is that it was caused by an electric spark. We started making airplanes a couple years
The longships could be 23 meters long. They had a small sail in the middle with many oars on the sides. They could navigate very easily and go go into as little as three feet of water to attack villages
Some of the sailors hastened to sit upon boxes, others upon coils of rope, some squatted on the deck, others knelt along the gunwales and some remained standing. Manners were not part of their maritime training and slurps and belches were heard across the deck as they devoured their