2016[19]A -- Ins-Net As for May 06, 2016: "Oh, the humanity!" [A-A-A]

Insomniac-Net ANSWERS -- Friday[19], May 06, 2016 [ A - A - A ]
Tonight's Topic: ("TorF") "Oh, the humanity!"
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    On this day in 1937, the German airship Hindenburg explodes as it arrives in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
    More than 800 feet long with a range of 8,000 miles, the dirigible was built to be not only the fastest, but also the most luxurious flying vessel of its time.
    (Do these claims remind anybody of the RMS Titanic tragedy just 25 years earlier?)

 

    Flying at a speed of 85 miles per hour, the Hindenburg could carry 97 passengers and mail.
    The Hindenburg had made 10 successful ocean crossings the year before (1936), including the “Millionaires Flight” -- a 10-1/2 hour cruise over New England on October 9, 1936, for 72 wealthy and influential passengers.

    Once again, we offer for your approval, 3 True-or-False ("TorF") questions about the Hindenburg airship.
    Please give us your best answer for each of the following 3 TRUE or FALSE questions, by using the (reuseable) answers of "A"=TRUE or "B"=FALSE.
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++ "Oh, the humanity!" ++
Question #1: The Hindenburg was the largest dirigible ever built. True or false?
        A. True, or
        B. False.

    On this day in 1937, the German airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built, explodes as it arrives in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people died in the fiery accident that has since become iconic, in part because of the live radio broadcast of the disaster.
    [SOURCE: Hindenburg explodes in New Jersey]

Question #2:  One of the influential passengers on the “Millionaires Flight” was, ironically, the famous American aviator and World War I fighter Ace, Captain Eddie Rickenbacher. True or false?
        A. True, or
        B. False.
Passengers on the “Millionaires Flight” were leaders in the fields of finance, industry, government, and aviation.
The guests included powerful financiers such as Winthrop W. Aldrich and Nelson Rockefeller; U.S. and German government officials and naval officers;
and leaders in the aviation industry including Eddie Rickenbacker of Eastern Airlines, Jack Frye of TWA, Eugene Vidal, and perhaps most importantly, Juan Trippe of Pan American Airways.
    [SOURCE: Hindenburg “Millionaires Flight”]

  

Question #3: Even though helium was known to be far safer, the Hindenburg was filled with 7 million cubic feet of flammable hydrogen, in order to make it more maneuverable. True or false?
        A. True, or
        B. False.

    The dirigible was built to be the fastest, largest and most luxurious flying vessel of its time. It was more than 800 feet long, had a range of 8,000 miles, could carry 97 passengers and had a state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz engine. It was filled with 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen, even though helium was known to be far safer, because it made the flying ship more maneuverable.
    [SOURCE: Hindenburg explodes in New Jersey]

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++ QUOTE OF THE DAY ++  -- Chicago WLS radio announcer Herbert Morrison gave an unforgettably harrowing live account of the disaster:
        “Oh, oh, oh. It’s burst into flames. Get out of the way, please . . . this is terrible . . . it’s burning, bursting into flames, and is falling . . . Oh! This is one of the worst . . . it’s a terrific sight . . .oh, the humanity.”
                [SOURCE: Hindenburg Disaster With Sound (Herb Morrison, WLS Radio)]
     VIDEOS:
        Graf Zeppelin Hindenburg
        Hindenburg Disaster With Sound (Herb Morrison, WLS Radio)

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Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
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Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
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INS2016[19]-05-06 [2016-127]
Posted 2016-05-13 18:15PT
BLOGed 2016-05-06 18:15PT

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Posted by K7LWA.INS  at  2016-05-13 2359PT USA

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