Five years after construction began in 1931, Hindenburg made its maiden test flight from the Zeppelin dockyards at Friedrichshafen on March 4, 1936, with 87 passengers and crew aboard.
La cinci ani de debutul construcției din 1931, Hindenburg realiza primul test de zbor la docurile Zeppelin din Friedrichshafen la 4 martie 1936, cu 87 de suflete la bord.