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It wasn't completely a gimmick because without high tethers a Zeppelin had to use a large, open landing field. Having never been profitable (even in Europe) in an inter-city route, this was a step towards economic feasibility. The main competition remained passenger rail lines. Nobody realistically expected a trans-Atlantic service that would be anything less than expensive. You can still visit the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in NJ.

> If I were a middle class New Yorker, what were my expectations? Would I be looking forward to realistically visiting Europe on vacation once every few years? Would I be looking forward to being able to visit my brother in New Jersey more often?

Absolutely not in a Zeppelin. They were ultimately a rich person's plaything. If you were interested in Zeppelins or stamp-collecting, you were in luck! The carriage of mail kept the trans-Atlantic services profitable. You could get Graf Zeppelin around the world, North Pole, Germany to North America, and Germany to South America routes in postcards and letters. Hindenburg in Germany to North America route.

Zeppelins were somewhat at the whim of weather patterns. Hugo Eckener, the master airship-liner commander, and all his pupils knew well how to avoid bad systems and there were accidents learning that lesson. The meteorological science had gotten to a point where services could avoid problems by slight delays or going around the issue. Delays for large storms were not unheard of for trans-ocean services. Overland services were somewhat established and somewhat profitable. Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft did not do much inter-city service - more pleasure cruises.

There has always been little hope for trans-atlantic airship passage to become a thing available to the general public. Economic feasibility (previously buoyed by the carriage of mail for use and collection) definitely collapsed with the advent of jet airliners. The luxury market segment that was previously all for moving around in elegance suddenly became enthralled with speed. Take a look at the SS United States - built 1952, fastest transatlantic ocean liner... and it wasn't fast enough.

A cut off of helium by the United States in 1927 (and a rumored dedication of the German munitions board to not accept an exception) was not a factor in Zeppelin viability. Germans had been flying with hydrogen for years. What was really killing them was a national shortage of Aluminum due to war preparations, trade embargoes, and Hermann Göring ordered all Zeppelins dismantled for aluminum in 1940.

Sources:

> British Airships 1905–30 I recommend Osprey books, and would like to hear any criticisms of them.

> Hindenburg: An Illustrated History This may look like a coffee-table book, and it is, but it is also a very complete look at the entire history of the Zeppelin to the point of WWII.

Perception: I have no knowledge of the sensationalist nor professional news coverage of the day, but will advise you that the first Zeppelins were all destroyed by fire and wind (albeit with an amazing lack of casualty). The normal person on the street is not monolithic. Having a unique idea has a social purpose just as much as having the same idea as others. Not everyone is abreast of the latest developments in the news, or simply may not accept the coverage. If you can find a period-specific subreddit, enthusiast, or blog it may do you very well.

In the end, Zeppelins were not revived after the war because they are not demanded by the market. It is anathema today to travel any slower than airline cruising speed and rail lines were always going to win overland. Jets have long ago passed the capacity of Zeppelins, which are most comparable to ocean cruise liners. The most notable pastime of traveling in a Zeppelin was being able to sit and watch the land drift under you.


Hindenburg:

> Crew: 40 to 61

> Capacity: 50–72 passengers

AIDAstella

> Crew: 620

> Capacity: 2,700

Airbus A380

> Crew: 2

> Capacity: 525-555 (3-class) / 644 (2-class) / 853 (1-class)

A rail-car might have a crew of 5 and carry a hundred passengers.

Are you asking this to write a steampunk novel? Just wondering.

Link to the book

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038535181X/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

First few lessons with brand new students, I'd recommend covering all the instruments except for Airspeed and Altitude. Make them look outside the airplane to fly straight and level, figure out the angle between the glareshield and the horizon for shallow, medium and steep turns. Also gets them to learn the distance between the glareshield and horizon for varying airspeeds.

Also, let students screw up, that's how they learn, but don't let them screw up so much that you're out of a job.

Keep your cool, be encouraging and don't look at this job as a time builder. These students are paying a lot of money for a service, you should strive to be the best instructor you can.

I'd recommend reading through this book if you get a chance: The Flight Instructor's Survival Guide

I'd recommend having a plan for each lesson and a total syllabus for everything. Brief before every lesson covering what you're going to do, and brief afterwards covering what you did. Take notes during flight to give specific feedback and what they did well and what they could improve on and how.

Further on in my CFI career I used this syllabus with one of my students and he progressed more quickly than any other student I had.

There is an awesome coffee table book about airships think it might be titled Hindenburg. One sec let me find it.

edit: https://www.amazon.com/Hindenburg-Illustrated-History-Rick-Archbold/dp/0785819738 here it is! Used to check it out from the library when I was a kid and have since bought it. Know it is sitting in box somewhere...

Flight: 100 Years of Aviation by R.G. Grant. I don't know if it is the best but it is what I read a little and it covers from the Wright brothers to today (I couldn't tell you the date because they have updated the book).

Amazon Link ($19.81 with free shipping for paperback)

Plane nerds unite! Or something....

Great book you should look for...

http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0811856186

Great planes, great illustrations.

I'd say just build it, but The Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics is awesome if you want to do a fixed wing design. It's a staple textbook for an intro to...aerodynamics

Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830639012/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_igPGDbBT34ZK8

re: bings and buzzes and turbulence: there's always a point shortly after departure -- either when you get to cruising altitude, but often within the first few minutes -- when the plane has to stop ascending and level out for a certain time. To new fliers, this feels like the plane's dropping, because a) engines go silent (or so you think, because they've been so loud during takeoff), and b) thrust goes away and you physically go from pointing up to vertical. Be aware of it, and you won't be concerned.

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Also, if you REALLY want to get into the experience, get this book and read it at the airport: https://www.amazon.com/Skyfaring-Journey-Pilot-Mark-Vanhoenacker-ebook/dp/B00N6PCX60/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550116196&sr=8-1&keywords=skyfaring

This book
is absolutely perfect for what you described. Used it recently in an aerodynamics course and it's not too technical.

I'd also recommend Skip Smith's Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics.

Easy to read, understand, and won't put you to sleep like Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators.

Could be worse; you could read what I read. I'm a bit of a nerd, so I read things like the Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics. I would argue that any reading is better than no reading, though. So since you recently graduated and I see that you seem to post to /r/teachers, is it safe to assume you'll be getting much busier in the fall?

Those front bits seem to be a vacuum pump and a prop speed governor.
http://www.airpages.ru/eng/draw/merlin25.shtml
Googling those individual bits may result in some hits.
The haynes manual is a bit over $20
https://www.amazon.com/Rolls-Royce-Merlin-Manual-construction-maintenance/dp/0857337580
close up pic of front end
http://spitfirespares.co.uk/Website%20Products%20448/Rolls-Royce_Merlin.jpg
http://spitfirespares.co.uk/power.html