Appreciate Zeppelins

Zeppelins are long, rigid airships that fly using a large, oblong balloon filled with a gas that is lighter than air. If you feel like you don't quite appreciate all the great aspects of rigid airships, this is the place for you!

Steps

  1. Know the history of zeppelins. Do some research! Zeppelins have a rich history and an intriguing backstory.
    • Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin is the German inventor and namesake of the zeppelin airship.
    • The first zeppelin was launched in July of the year 1900.
    • Zeppelins were used extensively in World War I by Germany because zeppelins could safely go much, much higher than airplanes could.
    • In May 1937, the German Airship Hindenburg came across the ocean to New Jersey, carrying 97 people. As it was preparing to land, the ship suddenly combusted and crashed to the ground, killing 36 people. The cause of the crash is said to be the hydrogen that held the ship in the air, since hydrogen is quite flammable.
    • Today, we use helium, the second lightest element. Even though it is twice as heavy as hydrogen, it is still quite light and won't explode.
  2. Understand the science.
    • Because of the laws of buoyancy, objects that are lighter than the air around it tend to rise to the top. That's why the gas within the envelope of an airship makes the ship rise - because the helium inside is lighter than the air around the ship.
  3. Enjoy the sheer novelty of zeppelins.
    • Their massive size.
    • Their abstract method of flight.
    • Their constant appearance in pop culture can help you.
    • Their potential. Think of what could have happened if airships had been invented in Victorian times! Often, steampunk-themed stories feature an excessive use of airships.

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