“It’s a pity in a way that these things became discredited and failed largely due to this incident.”
I remember reading that the German air ships used the more flammable hydrogen because the only known source of helium was.....Texas, and the US refused to allow sales to the NAZI government.
“Old newsreel footage and a few movies show what had to be an amazing and pleasurable travel experience, floating along in the equivalent of an airborne ocean liner. I’d love to have experienced it, well, other than the final flight of the Hindenberg.”
Another age. Long gone never to return.
Now if we want to fly we have to endure the TSA and hope we aren’t dragged off the plane before takeoff just so we can endure the comfort and grace that are modern “flight attendants”.
People keep taking about bringing airship travel back (with helium!) but very few (too few to make it profitable!) want to travel that slow!