Comments on: Control Car, Flight Instruments, and Flight Controls

By: Joe Sweeney

Joe Sweeney — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:19:43 +0000

This is excellent information. Thanks!

By: Dan (Airships.net)

Dan (Airships.net) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:41:48 +0000

Access between the control car and the hull was by means of a ladder located in the observation room at the aft end of the car. You can see the location in this diagram, and you can see a man climbing the ladder in the background of this photo of Nelson Rockefeller on the Millionaire's Flight.

By: Joe Sweeney

Joe Sweeney — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:03:32 +0000

This is a fabulous site. I do have a few questions for a book I am writing. Isn’t there an access door to the control gondola? If so, what part of the gondola does it access? Thanks!

By: Kristy Thompson

Kristy Thompson — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:26:20 +0000

Thank you Arthur, for sharing your story. You are fortunate to have such wonderful history. I hope you have recorded your wonderful stories so that your family members can enjoy your perspective of life for many years to come. Thanks also for your contribution to the Air Corps, as well as to the field of aviation.

By: ARTHUR PFALZER,JR.

ARTHUR PFALZER,JR. — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:20:58 +0000

HELLO, ON MAY 6, 1937 MY SISTER ANN ELIZABETH, MY COUSIN NANCY SMITH AND I WERE AT THE FAMILY FARM ON LONG ISLAND DURING MY GRANDMOTHER’S ANNIE ELIZABETH WICK’S FUNERAL. GRANDMOTHER, NEE ANNIE SCHROTH WAS BORN IN 1856. HER MOTHER WAS BORN IN GERMANY. WHILE WE WERE IN THE YARD OF THE WICKS FARM WE LOOKED UP AND SAW THE HINDENBERG OVERHEAD SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH ( A GOOD PROFILE VIEW ) IT WAS VERY LOW AND ON ROUTE TO THE FIELD IN NEW JERSEY. IT WAS LOW ENOUGH TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE CONTROL COMPARTMENTS. THE CLOUDS WERE PUFFY AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRESENT EARLIER. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE EVENING RADIO NEWS THAT WE LEARNED OF THE TRAGIC EVENT. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE NEWS REEL MOVIES IN THE LOCAL MINEOLA THEATER. NOTE OUR FAMILY FARM WAS TO THE WEST OF ROOSEVELT AND MITCHEL FIELD IN GARDEN CITY. SOME OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS WERE IN AVIATION SO I WAS AVIATION MINDED. HOWEVER, I DID NOT HAVE MY 127 FILM SIZE CAMERA HANDY AT THE TIME OF THE FLY OVER . . WANTED TO SHARE THIS HISTORY.I LATER SERVED IN THE US AIR CORPS AND DEVOTED MY ENTIRE WORKING CAREER TO AVIATION AS AN ENGINEER. STARTED MY EDUCATION AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY.I PROVIDED ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TO OUR WORLD CUSTOMERS ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. MET AND WORKED WITH MANY OF THE NOTED INCLUDING THE ASTRONAUTS.NOW RETIRED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON IN MY MID 80′S .

By: Dan (Airships.net)

Dan (Airships.net) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:27:20 +0000

Thanks for the kind words!

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Thanks again.

By: Grant Hagadorn

Grant Hagadorn — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:04:25 +0000

Very Impressive and informative site. I visited the Lakehurst Naval Air Station site as a youngster where the trajedy occurred and have been interested in airships ever since. The Zepplin company in Germany is flying modern passenger airships now but they are not as large as the LZ129 was. Thanks for the site. I will visit again to see if there have been updates.

By: Joe Portney

Joe Portney — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:41:49 +0000

A remarkable site.

Joe Portney
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By: Dan (Airships.net)

Dan (Airships.net) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:57:51 +0000

Hydrogen could not be manufactured in flight; it was replenished on the ground, along with fuel, oil, ballast, and stores. The release of hydrogen to maintain static equilibrium is discussed here, on the page about Hindenburg Flight Operations.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:47:51 +0000

I’m guessing that gas was released to allow the air ship to descend, but what and how did they make hydrogen on board to get the air bus to lift?

Thanks Johnny Parisi