Nov 15, 2013 · Pressurized Smoking Room aboard the Hindenburg, showing the airlock doors. The smoking room was kept at a higher pressure than the rest of the ship so that no leaking hydrogen could enter the room, and the smoking room was separated from the rest of the passenger section by a double-door airlock.

The smoking room was perhaps the most popular public room on the ship, which is not surprising in an era in which so many people smoked. Pressurized Smoking Room aboard LZ-129 Hindenburg, showing door to the bar, with the air lock doors beyond.

Directly below, “B Deck” contained a bar and a smoking room, a revolutionary concept on a hydrogen-filled airship, and the passenger toilet and shower facilities. The crew areas on B Deck also housed the ship’s kitchen and separate mess rooms for the officers and crew.

Nov 14, 2017 · The smoking room was perhaps the most popular public room on the ship, which is not surprising in an era in which so many people smoked. Pressurized Smoking Room aboard LZ-129 Hindenburg, showing door to the bar, with the air lock doors beyond.

Sep 7, 2024 · The lower “B” Deck contained washrooms, a mess hall for the crew, and a smoking lounge. Yes, you heard it right, one of the most surprising areas aboard a hydrogen airship was the smoking room.

Feb 5, 2022 · The Smoking Room. Perhaps most surprising, aboard a hydrogen airship, there was also a smoking room on the Hindenburg. The smoking room was kept at higher than ambient pressure, so that no leaking hydrogen could enter the room, and the smoking room and its associated bar were separated from the rest of the ship by a double-door airlock.

Aug 24, 2024 · Bewilderingly, the hydrogen-inflated airship featured a smoking room (and it was maybe the most popular room). The room was kept at a higher pressure to ensure no leaking hydrogen would get into it. Cigarettes were lit by an electric lighter, as no open flames were permitted on the airship.

Perhaps the most astonishing feature was the smoking room, a compartment pressurized to prevent the influx of hydrogen gas, an essential safety measure given the flammable nature of the gas. It was the only place on board where passengers could smoke.

Oct 20, 2017 · This was, incredibly, a smoking room where you could puff on cigarettes, cigars or pipes--while riding in something that was kept aloft by 5,000,000 cubic feet of highly flammable hydrogen. The room was pressurized so that hydrogen could not enter it.

The Smoking Room. The most surprising areas aboard a hydrogen airship was the smoking room.