American Tragedies
Published on Nov 27, 2015
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AMERICAN TRAGEDIES
BY:JAMIE AND ALEXIS
THE HINDENBURG
HISTORY
- The first airliner to provide regularly
- scheduled service between
- Europe and North America.
HISTORY
- It was the fastest and most comfortable
- way to cross the Atlantic in its day.
WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
- Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey
WHEN? HOW MANY DIED?
- May 6, 1937
- 13 passengers and 22 aircrewmen died
- Also, one ground crewman died.
WHAT HAPPENED?
- It caught fire and was destroyed
- during its attempt to dock.
- This shattered the publics confidence in
- passenger-carrying airships.
LAYOUT OF 1ST PASSENGER DECK
LAYOUT OF 2ND PASSENGER DECK
PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT
THE ACCIDENT
INTERVIEWS
ANY LESSONS LEARNED?
- Knowing the behavior of hydrogen,and aiding
- in the development of widespread hydrogen
- use as a fuel, due to concerns for safety.
QUIZ
- What year did it happen?
1.) 1937
THE TITANIC
Photo by SDWelch1031
HISTORY
- The Titanic was the product of intense competition
- among rival shipping lines in the first half of the
- 20th century.
Photo by SDWelch1031
WHAT HAPPENED?
- It hit an iceberg, and water started entering
- about 20ft below the water line.
Photo by SDWelch1031
LAYOUT
THE ACCIDENT
LESSONS LEARNED
- Have a plan in place to deal with a disaster before it occurs.
- Carry enough lifeboats on board.
Photo by SDWelch1031
THE COLUMBIA
HISTORY
- Construction on a prototype started on June 4th 1981.
- Construction on Columbia began on March 27, 1975.
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
- February 1, 2003
WHAT HAPPENED?
- On re-entry to earth, the Columbia caught on fire
- and soon exploded 16 minutes from the time it was
- supposed to land.
HOW MANY DIED?
- Seven people died during this tragedy.
WHAT CAUSED IT?
- A piece of foam insulation broke off from the
- Columbia's external tank and struck the left wing.
- When the Shuttle reentered the atmosphere, the damage
- allowed hot gases to penetrate and destroy the internal
- wing, which caused it to become unstable and slowly break apart.
WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
- Somewhere above Texas and Louisiana, on its way
- to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
LAYOUT
PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT
LESSONS LEARNED
- It progressed forward in the way we
- make the space shuttles.
QUIZ
- What year did it happen?
- How many died?
1.) 2003
2.) 7
2.) 7
THE CHALLENGER
HISTORY
- After its first flight in April 1983, Challenger quickly
- became the workhorse of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet,
- flying far more missions per year than Columbia. In
- 1983 and 1984, Challenger flew on 85%
- of all Space Shuttle missions.
WHEN?
- January 28, 1986
WHAT HAPPENED?
- It disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight.
- Disintegration of the began after an O-ring seal
- in its right solid rocket booster failed at liftoff.
HOW MANY DIED? SURVIVED?
- The seven crew members all died.
WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
- over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida
THE LAYOUT
THE ACCIDENT
the arrow is indicating the crew cabin
LESSONS LEARNED
- pre-flight safety procedures have been improved
QUIZ
- How many seconds did it take for it to disintegrate?
- What year did this happen?
1.) 73
2.) 1986
2.) 1986
