Show german germany y builds nf new ew zeppelin unshaken by past tragedies aa I 1 ogg V I 1 he Z v A year ago last may when thc jhc giant hindenburg exploded while landing at lakehurst N J the world thought lighter than air craft were a proven failure but though one after another airship has been wrecked by structural defects wartime shells storms and explosions germany still has faith just launched is the new LZ christened graf zeppelin after an earlier lighter than air ship the new graf zeppelin is a sister ship of the ill fated hindenburg and in outward appearance is the same but a visit to the hangar at fried richs hafen germany offers off ers convincing proof that the similarity ends there I 1 the LZ is feet long with a beam of feet when inflated it will hold cubic feet of gas helium if the united states government will supply it germany wants to avoid hydrogen hydro 9 en whose inflammability caused cause d the hinden burgs downfall eckener Is leader the guiding genius behind ger banys dirigibles is dr hugo eckener who has devoted most of his life to lighter than air research most of the new LZ new features can be attributed to him for example the mass of metal inside the ship is made of an amazingly light alloy the ship is powered by four 1000 horsepower motors capable of taking the ship from germany to lakehurst N J in two and one half days returning in two store rooms baggage compartments and passenger accommodations are inside the monsters belly but actual navigation takes place in gondola like control cars the graf zeppelin has 20 cabins accommodating 40 passengers as 4 M K n W TOP the new graf craf zeppelin soars over friedrichshafen Friedrichs hafen on oil he her first trial run outwardly a carbon copy of the ill fated hindenburg ABOVE dr hugo eckner eckener guiding spirit of ger banys lighter than air research which dates back to count ferdinand von zeppelin zeppelina Zepp elins s experiments 40 years ago compared with the hindenburg Hin Hinden denbur burgs 9 s load of 70 the smaller load is necessitated because helium lifts slower th than an hydrogen dining quarters are cocat located ed in the center of the main runway flanked on one side by a lounge and reading room and on the other side by another anoche r lounge a smoking room and a bar promenade decks are fitted with huge slanting windows that e enable bable passengers to watch the world below when regular transatlantic passenger service is inaugural inaugurated at ed it win will cost to come from frankfort to lakehurst against on the hindenburg smaller pay loads are responsible for the added fare |