Here, Dr Hugo Eckener enters our story. After the death of Zeppelin, he took over the company. And he was the first to realize that not only during military or war, Zeppelins could be used for commercial flights as well. After this, in 1924, LZ-126 takes its first flight. It was flown by none other than Hugo Eckener himself. A journey of more than 8000 km was completed in 80 hours.
When this airship landed in America, people welcomed it with applause. Calling it an Angel of Peace. A machine which was, until then, used only for fighting, was being used for the public. Eckener developed the next model LZ-127 in 1928. But there weren’t destined to last long. As we told you, the Nazi Party came into power in 1933, and Eckener was one of the people who openly criticized Hitler.
Now, if we get back to the time after the Hindenburg disaster, after investigation ranging several decades, it was found that neither Hitler nor the Nazi Party played a role in the disaster. The biggest reason behind this accident, what is said to be the most probable theory is hydrogen leakage and explosion due to static electricity. Unfortunately, this disaster ruins the reputation of all the airships. People realize how easily hydrogen catches fire. Travelling in airships could be very dangerous.
