Comments on: Graf Zeppelin’s Interior: The Gondola https://www.airships.net The Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg, U.S. Navy Airships, and other Dirigibles Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: Aloneftis Andreas https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-690864 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:14:50 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-690864 In reply to John Mclaren.

Not surprising for early days of aviation. The heating problem was later fixed with the Hindenburg class of airships (LZ129 and LZ130)

]]> By: Aloneftis Andreas https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-690863 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:12:29 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-690863 In reply to Lois Race.

Airships (or zeppelins specifically) were not that unsafe. They had a safer record than airplanes and ships of the day. However these were different times when we had a limited knowledge of many things, thus also leading to accidents.

]]> By: Ray https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-686923 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:53:16 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-686923 In reply to Bruce G Bohl.

They only had heavy curtains (not door) to keep weight down. So no key.

]]> By: Ray https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-686922 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:51:42 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-686922 In reply to Chris.

I believe they had collapsible ladders up into the main body. A precarious journey at the start and end if your shift!

]]> By: Yama https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-683466 Sun, 14 Aug 2022 22:07:52 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-683466 That deckplan looks different to others I have seen, it has room for 24 passengers in stead of usually mentioned 20. Was that an unrealized plan, or was the gondola modified at some point? edit. Ah I see, my question was answered already below by Jurek. Mea culpa!

]]> By: Joseph V Costa https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-681168 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:41:52 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-681168 In reply to Dan Grossman.

Karl with his mentally ill wife waiting back at the hotel…Lady Drummond was probably one of the highlights of that trip as she was the first woman to fly around the world on such an airship..almost 100 years ago

]]> By: Dan Grossman https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-681164 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:37:16 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-681164 In reply to A Johnson.

I suspect Grace Drummond Hay and her “companion” Karl von Wiegand would agree. 🙂

]]> By: Dan Grossman https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-681162 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:35:39 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-681162 In reply to Lois Race.

It wasn’t safe, it was lucky. 🙂

But I wish I could fly in one also!

]]> By: Lois Race https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-680706 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 21:01:40 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-680706 I have a great fascination with the Graf Zepplin. It lasted and was safe unlike all the other airships. It would of been such fun to fly in one. Too bad they can’t make them now adays.

]]> By: A Johnson https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/interiors/#comment-680645 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:58:52 +0000 https://www.airships.net/wordpress/?page_id=114#comment-680645 In reply to Joe.

And the lack of heat! It would be cozy and great for snuggling; I’ll give you that!

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