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© 2009 by David Fowler Forward Engine Car © 2009 by David Fowler © 2009 by David Fowler
(angled 4 ° outward)

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Rudder/Elevator Hinge

3
h b1 a3 b2 Main Ribs
2b
“Stub” Keel for Engine Car Access 2a
a3 b2 Forward
h b1
Observation Windows 2
“Stub” Keel for Engine Car Access (mid-1936 configuration)
1b

1a
r Passenger Area
1
r
0b
Electrical Room Crew’s Quarters Crew’s Quarters
(Two 50hp Diesel Generators) Search Light 500 kg 0a
Control Gondola g s Landing Rope Hatches
500 kg Cargo Space 500 kg Cargo Spaces Post Office Cargo
g Commander’s Cabin Nose 0
s Axial Corridor Anchor Cone
o l
q m
a4 a1 a2 a1 f1 a1 a5 b1 a1 d a2 a1 a1 a1 f1 a1 a1 b1 n f1 a1 a1 a1 a2 f1 a1 a1 a4
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a2 c d Ring 20 Ring 33.5 Ring 47
c1

n l
a4 f2 x a1 e f1 a1 a5 a1 a1 f1 a1 a1 f2 x a1 a1 f1 a1 f1 a2 a1 x a1 a1 e f1 a1 a4
Rope Platform
s s
g 500 kg Cargo Space 500 kg Air Vents
500 kg Cargo Spaces g Landing Ropes
Crew’s Quarters Radio Room Cargo
600 kg Large Cargo
Cargo Spaces Space 2,500 kg Crew’s Quarters Crew’s Quarters Mooring Platform
Officer’s Quarters
r Access Door to
r Control Gondola

“Stub” Keel for Engine Car Access

h b1
a3 b2
“Stub” Keel for Engine Car Access

h b1 a3 b2

Rear Engine Car

(angled 3 ° outward)

Gas Cell No. I II III IV V VI VI Gas Cell No. VII VIII IX X XI XI Gas Cell No. XII XIII XIV XV XVI
0 2 3.5 Frame No. 20 33.5 47 62 77 Frame No. 92 107 123.5 140 156.5 Frame No. 173 188 203 218 233 244.5 247

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Diagonal Shear Wire

Gas Cell Cord Netting*

v Circumferential Wires* v
v v

v v Gas Cell Wire Netting* v

Diagonal Shear Wires

t t t t t t
u Nose
Anchor Cone
t Longitudinal Wires*
u u u u u u
t * wiring and netting extend throughout airship frame, but are omitted in other cells for clarity

Axial Corridor Axial Corridor Axial Corridor

Cell I-II
Connector Valve x w

w x “Stub” Keel for Engine Car Access w

x Landing
Rope 241 244.5 241 244.5
Cell XV-XVI
Connector Valve
“Stub” Keel for Engine Car Access Passenger Area

Commander’s Cabin

Guy Rope
Directional
"Riding Out Car" Antennae Hatches
Anchor Cone Kitchen Ladder
Embarking/ Pneumatic Landing Wheel
(retractable) Guy Rope
Disembarking Crew’s Mess Officer’s Mess Platform
Pneumatic Auxiliary Gangway Observation
Landing Wheel Control Station Observation Platform
Platform Ladder
Gas Cell No. I II III IV V VI VI Gas Cell No. VII VIII IX X XI XI Gas Cell No. XII XIII XIV XV XVI Anchor
Ladder Axial Corridor Cone
0 2 3.5 Frame No. 20 33.5 47 62 77 Frame No. 92 107 123.5 140 156.5 Frame No. 173 188 203 218 233 244.5 247

Anchor
Axial Corridor
Cone

Mooring
Platform

The hindenburg Ladder Mooring

© 2009 by David Fowler Platform Guy Ropes

Observation Bench Observation Bench

Guy Ropes
Guy Rope Platform

“B” Deck Passenger Cabins (added 1937)

Passenger Area
Control Gondola Engine Car (forward) Engine Car A–A’ B–B’
Control Gondola Gas
Engine Car
Supports
“A” Deck
Observation Windows 173 (detail) A B
Valve
Control
Barometric Altimeter

Inclinometer
Ballast
Control Board
A-A’ Radio Direction
(detail) A B Telegraph from the
Control Gondola
Engine Car
Supports
Telegraph from the
Control Gondola
Board
(looking aft) Drift Measurement Finders Airship Hull
Device
Water Radiators
Radiator
“A” Deck Hull Air-Flow Control
Passenger Area Access “Clam-Shell” Doors
“A” Deck Door
(shown open)
Observation Windows
Magnetic Compass
New “B” Deck Cabins Extension for Gyroscopic Compass
Crew’s Quarters Crew’s Quarters “B” Deck Passenger Area Promenade Elevator Wheel
Ballast Board Magnetic Engine Oil Radiators
Dining Area Passenger Cabins Keel Corridor Compass
Modified Lower Fin Outline New “B” Deck
(after damage 26 March 1936) Cabin Windows Navigator’s Station Rudder Wheel
Ring 188
Observation Windows l Rudder Wheel
Original Lower Fin Outline Officers’ Mess “B” Deck Windows
f1 a1
Observation Windows Smoking Room
d Exhaust
Reading Room Gas Cell Board Ground Handling Rail A’ B’
Keel Corridor Engine
Kitchen Purser’s Cabin Elevator Wheel
f1 a2 a1 Propeller
Bar Ladder to Hull
Dumbwaiter to Engine Telegraph
Serving Pantry Serving Pantry
Gas Cell No. I II III IV V VI VI Gas Cell No. VII VIII IX X XI XI Gas Cell No. XII XIII XIV XV XVI Airlock
0 2 3.5 Frame No. 20 33.5 47 62 77 Frame No. 92 107 123.5 140 156.5 Frame No. 173 188 203 218 233 244.5 247 Passenger Lounge
Crew’s Mess 156.5 Ring 203 Pneumatic Landing Wheel Pneumatic Landing Wheel
(looking aft) A’ B’
4 Engine Cars
Shower Passengers’ Lavatories Forward Engine Cars mounted 4 ° outward from ship’s axis
Ballast Aft Engine Cars mounted at 3 ° outward from ship’s axis
Promenade Promenade Lavatory Navigation Room Elevator Wheel Ballast Control Board
Stairway to “A” Deck Control
New “B” Deck Cabins
B-B’ Board Engine specifications:
Embarking/Disembarking Gangway
A B
Landing Rail Rudder Wheel Daimler Benz LOF 6 diesel
Ring 173 Steward‘s Cabin V16, 4 valve per cylinder
Pneumatic Landing Wheel 770 kW (1050 hp) maximum at 1500 rpm
“A” Deck “B” Deck Engine Telegraph 690 kW (940 hp) cruising at 1350 rpm
Stairways to “B” Deck
New “B” Deck Cabins 225 g/kWh (0.37 lbs./hp/h) fuel consumption (cruising)
Engine Hull Access Door
A’ B’

Exhaust
New “B” Deck Hull Fabric Covering Two 2-blade propellers fixed together to create one 4-blade propeller
Gyroscopic Compass
Cabin Windows 4 Engine Cars Propeller diameter: 6.0 meters (19.7 feet)
Keel Corridor Forward Engine Cars mounted 4 ° outward from ship’s axis Propeller maximum tip velocity 848 kph (527 mph)
Aft Engine Cars mounted at 3 ° outward from ship’s axis Propeller rpm (cruising): 675 rpm
Maximum air speed: 137 kph (85 mph)
Gas Cell No. XI XII Engine specifications: Cruising air speed: 120 kph (75 mph)
Daimler Benz LOF 6 diesel Control Room
156.5 Frame No. 173 188
V16, 4 valve per cylinder
770 kW (1050 hp) maximum at 1500 rpm Observation Room
690 kW (940 hp) cruising at 1350 rpm Ground Handling Rail
225 g/kWh (0.37 lbs./hp/h) fuel consumption (cruising) Engine Telegraph
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Feet 0 10 20 30 40 50 Propeller diameter: 6.0 meters (19.7 feet)
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Feet 0 10 20 30 40 50 Propeller rpm (cruising): 625 rpm
The hindenburg Maximum air speed: 137 kph (85 mph) Gas Valve Control Board
The hindenburg Meters 0 5 10 15 © 2009 by David Fowler Cruising air speed: 120 kph (75 mph)
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