Goodyear Blimp crash in Germany

[indygreg]

Had anyone else heard about this?

[SarDragon]

It was on the news a day or two ago. A fire started on board, he got on the ground long enough to get all the passengers off. Because of the drastic weight reduction, it went up quickly, and before the pilot could get it under control, the blimp was consumed by fire.

[Abdomina]

Its not the first German airship to blow up.....

[JC004]

Its not the first German airship to blow up.....

OY!

[SarDragon]

Its not the first German airship to blow up.....

Neither this nor the more famous Zeppelin from 1937 "blew up". They didn't explode, they burned uncontrollably.

[davidsinn]

That blimp was Spirit of Safety...

[JC004]

Its not the first German airship to blow up.....

Neither this nor the more famous Zeppelin from 1937 "blew up". They didn't explode, they burned uncontrollably.

I found these interesting, including the interiors:

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/interiors

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg

[Abdomina]

That blimp looks like a shriveled up cigarette but.

[sardak]

Starting in 2014 the Goodyear Blimps will be replaced by Goodyear Zeppelins. Goodyear has signed a contract with the Zeppelin company for new rigid-hull airships. The new Zeppelins will be more than 50 feet longer and almost 20 feet wider than the current blimps. The "payload" will increase from a pilot + 6 passengers (self-loading freight is a term used on another forum) to a crew of 2 + 13 passengers. However, don't expect interiors to look like those in JC's links.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=212130582140105

Mike