Volume of hydrogen in Hindenburg

Question by Dave Reward: 100 Pond Points + 10 Knowledge Tokens Status: Answered
On a Mythbusters episode about the Hindenburg blimp disaster, Adam mentions that the volume of hydrogen on the Hindenburg was 200,000 cubic meters. A minute later the narrator mentions that it only held 200,000 cubic feet. How many did it actually hold?

Clarification by Dave
Todd, that number you gave (7,062,000 cubic feet) converts to 200,000 cubic meters. The mystery is solved. thanks



Reply from toddsteppenwolf Accepted answer! User Rating:  1850 Knowledge Tokens
The Hindenburg had a maximum gas capacity of 7,062,000 cubic feet of hydrogen. Only about 5.5 to 6 million cubic feet were still aboard when the ship crashed (the rest having been valved during her transatlantic crossing from Germany to America).

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Reply from Anonymous
See:

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/size-speed

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/flight-operations-procedures

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster

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Reply from Anonymous
And in addition to those links, with regard to valving hydrogen as a standard practice during transatlantic flight in particular, see:

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/flight-operations-procedures#static
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