Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport (IATA: SNZ, ICAO: SBSC) was a Brazilian airport built to handle the operations with the rigid airshipsGraf Zeppelin and Hindenburg. The airport was named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685–1724), a Portuguese priest born in Brazil who did research about transportation with balloons.
Between 1931 and 1937, Deutsche Luft Hansa had regular flights between Germany and Brazil, which were operated by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin using its rigid airshipsGraf Zeppelin and Hindenburg.[2] Rio de Janeiro was the final stop, where passengers could connect with aircraft services to Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia operated by Syndicato Condor, the Brazilian subsidiary of Deutsche Luft Hansa.[3] During its five years of regular scheduled summer season intercontinental commercial airship service between Germany and South America, the hangar was used only nine times: four by the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin and five by the LZ-129 Hindenburg.[4] Assembled from parts brought from Germany, the construction was subsidized by the Brazilian government.[5]
Zeppelin Hangar.
The airport was inaugurated on December 26, 1936 by President Getúlio Vargas, in the presence of the German Ambassador Schmidt Elskop. Before this, rigid airships were docked at Campo dos Afonsos.
Tank for manufacture and storage of hydrogen to supply Zeppelins.
The new airport consisted of an airfield, a hangar, a customs house, an office building, a radio-operations building, 5 bedrooms for workers, crew-lodgings, a work and storage house, a hydrogen factory, a plant to mix hydrogen with butane, and a branch line connecting the complex to the main railway line to downtown Rio de Janeiro 54 km away. The whole complex was built by the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and are partially still in use by the Brazilian Air Force, which occupies the site.[6]
The hangar is an original surviving example of a structure built to accommodate rigid airships and the only Zeppelinairship hangar which remains a hangar.[7] Because of its historical importance, it was listed as a National Heritage Site on March 14, 1999.
As a consequence of the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937 at Lakehurst Air Naval Station in New Jersey, US, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin requested to the Brazilian Government on June 17, 1937 the suspension of services. After that no more civil operations were handled at this facility.
On February 12, 1942, six months before Brazil declared war against the Axis, the airport was taken over by the Brazilian Air Force Ministry and became a base of the Brazilian Air Force and therefore with exclusive military use. It is located in the neighborhood of Santa Cruz in the western region of Rio de Janeiro. The name of the facility was changed to Santa Cruz Air Force Base on January 16, 1943,[8] even tough, according to a law prescribing rules for the naming of airports of July 21, 1953, the name of the facility could officially and exceptionally be maintained as Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport.[9]
Hangaredit
Characteristicsedit
The hangar has large dimensions: 274 meters long, 58 meters high, and 58 meters wide.[10] Oriented in the north/south direction, its north gate, 28 meters wide and 26 meters high served only for ventilation and exit from the mooring mast, and was opened manually. The south gate, the main one, opens to the full height of the hangar and has two parts weighing 80 tons each. These gates were opened thanks to powerful electric motors, or manually. The electrical installations were covered with shielding to prevent the occurrence of any sparks, which could cause a catastrophic fire in the airships. At the top of the hangar, at a height of 61 meters, there is a command tower, from which one can see the entire surrounding area, from Sepetiba to the Guandu River.[11]
The hangar todayedit
North hangar gate.
The hangar building of the Santa Cruz Air Base has been listed by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) since 1998 and received the listing registration #550.[12] It may be recognized by law (PL 422/2009 of the City Council of Rio de Janeiro) as one of the seven wonders of the historic neighborhood of Santa Cruz, for its touristic and socio-cultural relevance.[13]
The structure was used as one of the sets for the film For All - O Trampolim da Vitória, a 1997 Brazilian film directed by Buza Ferraz and Luiz Carlos Lacerda, which depicts the Natal Air Base in 1943. It was also shown in the documentary Senta a pua! by Erik de Castro in 1999, besides being the target of advertising campaigns and TV programs.[14] In 2009, a bill was forwarded for recognition by the City Council of Rio de Janeiro as one of the elected seven wonders of the historic neighborhood of Santa Cruz.[15]
Accessedit
The airport is located 54 km (34 mi) from Rio de Janeiro downtown.
^. World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
^Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (1990). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: de 1921 às vésperas da criação do Ministério da Aeronáutica (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia and Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica. pp. 164–166.
^Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (1990). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: de 1921 às vésperas da criação do Ministério da Aeronáutica (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia and Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica. pp. 384–388.
^Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (1990). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: de 1921 às vésperas da criação do Ministério da Aeronáutica (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia and Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica. pp. 388–392.
^Watts, Jonathan (27 November 2016). "Dead zeppelins: Brazilian gravesite is airships' stairway to heaven". The Guardian.
^Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (1991). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da criação do Ministério da Aeronáutica ao final da Segunda Guerra Mundial (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro: Villa Rica Editoras Reunidas. p. 272.
^"Lei no 1.909, de 21 de julho de 1953". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 21 July 1953. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^. Quarteirão - Ecomuseu de Santa Cruz. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009.
^. 360graus. 22 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
^"Livro do Tombo Histórico - Inscrição:550". IPHAN. 22 November 2008. from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
^"Rio de Janeiro – Hangar de Zepelins do Aeroporto Bartolomeu de Gusmão | ipatrimônio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
^Peyrolle, René (November 2006). . UOL. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30.
^"PROJETO DE LEI Nº 422/2009 EMENTA:RECONHECE COMO DE INTERESSE CULTURAL, SOCIAL E TURÍSTICO DO MUNICÍPIO DO RIO DE JANEIRO, AS SETE MARAVILHAS DO BAIRRO DE SANTA CRUZ". Câmara. 7 January 2009. from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
External linksedit
Airport information for SBSC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Flying Down to Rio on the Graf Zeppelin, an original short film on Youtube
Cultura Aeronáutica: Os Zeppelins nos céus brasileiros
Association Nationale des Amis du Musée de l'Aéronautique Navale
Musée de Tradition de l'Aéronautique navale
Airship Hangar Augusta
dernier Hangar à dirigeable
November 01, 2023
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For Bartolomeu de Gusmao Airport in Araraquara see Araraquara Airport Bartolomeu de Gusmao Airport IATA SNZ ICAO SBSC was a Brazilian airport built to handle the operations with the rigid airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg The airport was named after Bartolomeu Lourenco de Gusmao 1685 1724 a Portuguese priest born in Brazil who did research about transportation with balloons Bartolomeu de Gusmao AirportAeroporto Bartolomeu de GusmaoSouth door of the Zeppelin HangarIATA SNZICAO SBSCSummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorLuftschiffbau ZeppelinServesRio de JaneiroOpenedDecember 26 1936 1936 12 26 ClosedFebruary 12 1942 1942 02 12 Elevation AMSL3 m 10 ftCoordinates22 55 56 S 043 43 09 W 22 93222 S 43 71917 W 22 93222 43 71917MapSNZLocation within greater Rio de JaneiroShow map of Rio de JaneiroSNZSNZ Brazil Show map of BrazilRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft05 23 2 739 8 986 AsphaltSources World Aero Data 1 Contents 1 History 2 Hangar 2 1 Characteristics 2 2 The hangar today 3 Access 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin over Rio de JaneiroBetween 1931 and 1937 Deutsche Luft Hansa had regular flights between Germany and Brazil which were operated by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin using its rigid airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg 2 Rio de Janeiro was the final stop where passengers could connect with aircraft services to Southern Brazil Uruguay Argentina Chile and Bolivia operated by Syndicato Condor the Brazilian subsidiary of Deutsche Luft Hansa 3 During its five years of regular scheduled summer season intercontinental commercial airship service between Germany and South America the hangar was used only nine times four by the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin and five by the LZ 129 Hindenburg 4 Assembled from parts brought from Germany the construction was subsidized by the Brazilian government 5 nbsp Zeppelin Hangar The airport was inaugurated on December 26 1936 by President Getulio Vargas in the presence of the German Ambassador Schmidt Elskop Before this rigid airships were docked at Campo dos Afonsos nbsp Tank for manufacture and storage of hydrogen to supply Zeppelins The new airport consisted of an airfield a hangar a customs house an office building a radio operations building 5 bedrooms for workers crew lodgings a work and storage house a hydrogen factory a plant to mix hydrogen with butane and a branch line connecting the complex to the main railway line to downtown Rio de Janeiro 54 km away The whole complex was built by the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and are partially still in use by the Brazilian Air Force which occupies the site 6 The hangar is an original surviving example of a structure built to accommodate rigid airships and the only Zeppelin airship hangar which remains a hangar 7 Because of its historical importance it was listed as a National Heritage Site on March 14 1999 As a consequence of the Hindenburg disaster on May 6 1937 at Lakehurst Air Naval Station in New Jersey US the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin requested to the Brazilian Government on June 17 1937 the suspension of services After that no more civil operations were handled at this facility On February 12 1942 six months before Brazil declared war against the Axis the airport was taken over by the Brazilian Air Force Ministry and became a base of the Brazilian Air Force and therefore with exclusive military use It is located in the neighborhood of Santa Cruz in the western region of Rio de Janeiro The name of the facility was changed to Santa Cruz Air Force Base on January 16 1943 8 even tough according to a law prescribing rules for the naming of airports of July 21 1953 the name of the facility could officially and exceptionally be maintained as Bartolomeu de Gusmao Airport 9 Hangar editCharacteristics edit The hangar has large dimensions 274 meters long 58 meters high and 58 meters wide 10 Oriented in the north south direction its north gate 28 meters wide and 26 meters high served only for ventilation and exit from the mooring mast and was opened manually The south gate the main one opens to the full height of the hangar and has two parts weighing 80 tons each These gates were opened thanks to powerful electric motors or manually The electrical installations were covered with shielding to prevent the occurrence of any sparks which could cause a catastrophic fire in the airships At the top of the hangar at a height of 61 meters there is a command tower from which one can see the entire surrounding area from Sepetiba to the Guandu River 11 The hangar today edit nbsp North hangar gate The hangar building of the Santa Cruz Air Base has been listed by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute IPHAN since 1998 and received the listing registration 550 12 It may be recognized by law PL 422 2009 of the City Council of Rio de Janeiro as one of the seven wonders of the historic neighborhood of Santa Cruz for its touristic and socio cultural relevance 13 The structure was used as one of the sets for the film For All O Trampolim da Vitoria a 1997 Brazilian film directed by Buza Ferraz and Luiz Carlos Lacerda which depicts the Natal Air Base in 1943 It was also shown in the documentary Senta a pua by Erik de Castro in 1999 besides being the target of advertising campaigns and TV programs 14 In 2009 a bill was forwarded for recognition by the City Council of Rio de Janeiro as one of the elected seven wonders of the historic neighborhood of Santa Cruz 15 Access editThe airport is located 54 km 34 mi from Rio de Janeiro downtown nbsp Aviation portal nbsp Brazil portalSee also editSanta Cruz Air Force Base Zeppelin TowerReferences edit Santa Cruz Air Force Base Information World Aero Data Archived from the original on 2012 10 08 Retrieved 2012 06 17 Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica 1990 Historia Geral da Aeronautica Brasileira de 1921 as vesperas da criacao do Ministerio da Aeronautica in Portuguese Vol 2 Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro Itatiaia and Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica pp 164 166 Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica 1990 Historia Geral da Aeronautica Brasileira de 1921 as vesperas da criacao do Ministerio da Aeronautica in Portuguese Vol 2 Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro Itatiaia and Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica pp 384 388 Brooks 1992 p 167 Dick and Robinson 1985 p 41 Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica 1990 Historia Geral da Aeronautica Brasileira de 1921 as vesperas da criacao do Ministerio da Aeronautica in Portuguese Vol 2 Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro Itatiaia and Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica pp 388 392 Watts Jonathan 27 November 2016 Dead zeppelins Brazilian gravesite is airships stairway to heaven The Guardian Instituto Historico Cultural da Aeronautica 1991 Historia Geral da Aeronautica Brasileira da criacao do Ministerio da Aeronautica ao final da Segunda Guerra Mundial in Portuguese Vol 3 Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro Villa Rica Editoras Reunidas p 272 Lei no 1 909 de 21 de julho de 1953 Presidencia da Republica in Portuguese 21 July 1953 Retrieved 15 October 2023 O Hangar do Zeppelin Quarteirao Ecomuseu de Santa Cruz 25 September 2006 Archived from the original on 10 September 2009 Memoria Aeronautica A historia do Zeppelin no Brasil 360graus 22 December 2006 Archived from the original on 2014 04 29 Retrieved 2012 05 10 Livro do Tombo Historico Inscricao 550 IPHAN 22 November 2008 Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 Retrieved 22 November 2008 Rio de Janeiro Hangar de Zepelins do Aeroporto Bartolomeu de Gusmao ipatrimonio in Brazilian Portuguese 2021 08 29 Retrieved 2023 05 26 Peyrolle Rene November 2006 O conde louco e seus zepelins maravilhosos UOL Archived from the original on 2015 09 30 PROJETO DE LEI Nº 422 2009 EMENTA RECONHECE COMO DE INTERESSE CULTURAL SOCIAL E TURISTICO DO MUNICIPIO DO RIO DE JANEIRO AS SETE MARAVILHAS DO BAIRRO DE SANTA CRUZ Camara 7 January 2009 Archived from the original on 31 July 2013 Retrieved 14 May 2012 External links editAirport information for SBSC at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Current weather for SBSC at NOAA NWS Accident history for SBSC at Aviation Safety Network Historical information Flying Down to Rio on the Graf Zeppelin an original short film on Youtube Cultura Aeronautica Os Zeppelins nos ceus brasileiros Association Nationale des Amis du Musee de l Aeronautique Navale Musee de Tradition de l Aeronautique navale Airship Hangar Augusta dernier Hangar a dirigeable Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bartolomeu de Gusmao Airport amp oldid 1180237076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
