Show Germany Builds New Zeppelin Unshaken by Past Tragedies ilia A y m w r tip gys re t ty y t i A. 0 l. l 3 t t r ah new b 50 w t e A year ago ego last May when the giant lant Hindenburg exploded while landing at Lakehurst N. N J. J the than air craft world thought lighter than lighter were a proven failure But though one after another airship has been wrecked by structural defects defects- wartime wartime war war- time shells storms torms and explosions Germany still tIll has faith Just launched Is the new new LZ christened Graf Zeppelin after an earlier than air than air ship The new Graf Grat Zeppelin is a sister alster ship of the if ill fated fated Hindenburg and in outward appearance is the same But Dut a visit to the hangar at Fried Fried- Germany offers convincing convincing convincing con con- proof that the similarity ends there The LZ Is feet long with witha a beam of feet When inflated it will hold cubic feet of gas helium If the United States government government gov will supply it It Germany wants to avoid hydrogen whose inflammability inflammability in In- flammability caused the 1 linden linden- lindenburg's burgs burg's downfall Eckener Is Leader The guiding genius behind Germany Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's many dirigibles Is Dr Or Hugo Eckener Ecke ner nor who has haa devoted most of his hi life lite to than air research Most of the new LZ new features fea tea tures can be attributed to him For example the mass man of metal inside the ship Is made of an amazingly light alloy Helium If Helium if Germany gets it will It-will will be stored In 16 shaped doughnut compartments The ship is powered by four 1000 horsepower motors capable of taking taking tak tak- ing the ship from Germ y to Lake Lake- hurst N. N J. J in two and one hall days day returning in two Store ore rooms baggage compartments and avd passenger passenger ger accommodations are Inside the monsters monster's belly but actual navigation tion Uon takes place in like gondola-like control control con con- cars cara The Graf Grat Zeppelin has hat 20 cabins accommodating 40 passengers as compared with the load of 70 10 The smaller load is necessitated because helium lifts slower than hydrogen Dining quarters quarters are located in the center of the F S 5 r- r S to W a r Yit u TOP TOP The The new Graf Zeppelin Zeppelin Zeppelin Zep Zep- soars oars over Friedrichs- Friedrichs hafen halen on Oil her first fir trial rial run outwardly a carbon copy o of 01 f the tIe ill fated Hindenburg ABOVE Dr lingo Hugo go Eckener guiding finding spirit iri of Germanys Germany's lighter than lighter than air research which die dates data back to fo Count COlin Ferdinand von ton Zeppelin Zeppelins experiments 40 years yean ago main runway flanked on one sideby side sideby sideby by bya a lounge and reading room andon and andon andon on the other side by another lounge a smoking room and a bar Promenade Prom Promo enade decks are fitted with huge slanting windows that enable passengers pas engers to watch the world below When regular transatlantic passenger passenger pas pas- service Is II Inaugurated it will cost cOt to come from Frankfort to Lakehurst against on the Hindenburg Hin denburg Smaller pay loads are responsible responsible responsible re re- for the added fare Strong in hi her faith Germany is already planning the LZ LZ to be larger still Ull Americas America's contribution to the dirigible field will be a U. U S S. navy training ship authorized authorized autho autho- sized by congress last year The principal reason It has not been started i is h that engineers cannot decide decide de de- cide aide whether it shall be covered with metal or fabric |