Many remember the German airship the Hindenburg for its spectacular disaster on May 1937. The dirigible balloon burst into flames upon attempting to land in a New Jersey township, resulting in the ...

Airships, which are best known today for their use as advertising blimps, have long been recognized for their potential as large, low-emissions transportation vessels that can haul huge amounts of ...

It was the pinnacle of luxury travel - the German airship Hindenburg offered passengers a $7,000 ticket to glide above the Atlantic in unmatched comfort. But on May 6, 1937, that dream turned into a ...