A Comparison of the Major differences between the hindenburg D-LZ129 and the Graf Zeppelin D-LZ130 A set of Technical Drawings comparing the Passenger Airships Hindenburg And Graf Zeppelin (II) Drawings by David Fowler 2009 by David Fowler Unauthorized reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited.
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s Dining Area Passenger Cabins Keel Corridor Observation Windows Reading Room Ring 188 Officers Mess Kitchen Observation Windows Smoking Room Purser s Cabin Serving Pantry Passenger Lounge Dumbwaiter to Serving Pantry Crew s Mess Bar Airlock Shower Passengers Lavatories Promenade Promenade Lavatory Stairway to A Deck Embarking/Disembarking Gangway Ring 173 A Deck Accomidations for 52 Passengers (increased to 72 passengers in 1937) Stairways to B Deck B Deck B Deck C Deck "Bridge" over Keel Corridor Observation Windows "Luxury" Cabins Ring 188 Passenger Cabins Observation Windows "Bridge" over Keel Corridor Smoking Lounge Stairway to B Deck Stairway to B Deck Stairway to C Deck Writing Tables Embarking/Disembarking Gangway Office Serving Pantry Promenade Stairway to C Deck Promenade Dining Area Kitchen Officers Mess Keel Corridor Passengers Lavatories Crew s Mess Ring 173 A Deck Accomidations for 40 Passengers D Deck
s Ring 173 Ring 188 Drinking Water A Deck Observation Windows Extension for Promenade B Deck Windows Embarking/ Disembarking Gangway Keel Corridor Drinking Water "A" Deck Dining Area "B" Deck B Deck Observation Windows Extension for Promenade "B" Deck "C" Deck Windows D Deck Windows Embarking/Disembarking Gangway Keel Corridor "C" Deck "D" Deck Crew Mess
s "C" Deck Passenger Cabins Embarking/ Disembarking Gangway Crew s Mess Kitchen Officer s Mess Kitchen Officer s Mess Gas Cell No. XII Gas Cell No. XII Frame No. 173 188 Frame No. 173 188
Engine Car 4 Engine Cars, "Pusher" (propeller in back) type Forward Engine Cars mounted 4 outward from ship s axis Aft Engine Cars mounted at 3 outward from ship s axis Engine specifications: Daimler Benz LOF 6 diesel V16, 4 valve per cylinder 770 kw (1050 hp) maximum at 1500 rpm 690 kw (940 hp) cruising at 1350 rpm 225 g/kwh (0.37 lbs./hp/h) fuel consumption (cruising) Propeller diameter: 6.0 meters (19.7 feet) Propeller rpm (cruising): 625 rpm Maximum air speed: 137 kph (85 mph) Cruising air speed: 120 kph (75 mph) 4 Engine Cars, "Tractor" (propeller in front) type Forward Engine Cars mounted 4 outward from ship s axis Aft Engine Cars mounted at 3 outward from ship s axis Engine Cars included Exhaust Water Recovery system Engine specifications: Daimler Benz LOF 6 diesel V16, 4 valve per cylinder 770 kw (1050 hp) maximum at 1500 rpm 690 kw (940 hp) cruising at 1350 rpm 225 g/kwh (0.37 lbs./hp/h) fuel consumption (cruising)
Tail Structure Both Airships: Main Ring construction of the Tail Fins is braced through the hull to the opposing Fin by the Tail Fin Cruciform Structure Main Ribs constructed using triangular girders; Intermediate ribs constructed using flat girders Rudder/Elevator Hinge 60 cm Rudder/Elevator Hinge 3 Main Ribs 3 Main Ribs 2 b 2 c 2 a 2 b 2 a 2 2 1 b 1 c 1 b 1 a 1 a 1 1 0 b 0 b 0 a 0 a 0 0 Ring 20 Ring 33.5 Ring 47 Ring 20 Ring 33.5 Ring 47 Tests showed that most of the stress was on the leading edge of the fin, so the intermediate ribs were reduced in number from the center to the trailing edge to save weight.
Landing Wheels Feet 0 1 2 3 4 5