The Hindenburg was NOT a blimp; it was a dirigible.

The word "blimp" is a shortened version of "B-Limp", which
was a development (or maybe one should say "an alternative
design") for the A-Limp. Those were design stages, in
the World War I era, for tethered balloons, meant to
counter waves of raiding airplanes by their tethering
cables.

The A-Limp and B-Limp, the design finally adopted, were just
that, "limp". That is, they had no internal skeleton, but were
just balloons, held in shape by the gas contained within. They
were intended only to support the tether cable, as aerostats, the
tethers of the many blimps stationed over London or other cities
forming a barrier against formations of German bombers.

The Hindenburg, on the other hand, had a different purpose. It
had an internal skeleton, an external sheath,and internal gas bags
for lift, and a gondola which held the engines and control
and passenger space. A dirigible, not a blimp; two entirely different animals.

The Goodyear "blimp" is smaller, with no skeleton, but a limp
gas-filled balloon with (somewhat similar to the Hindenburg or
other dirigibles) a small gondola with engines and control cabin,
but not intended to transport passengers. Its purpose is advertising.

Dave Oesterreich