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minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·6 days agoYeah, that’s what the folks who designed the Hindenburg thought as well.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoWasn’t the way the Hindenburg burned due to both the Hidrogen AND the alumium oxide paint covering it?
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoFor an autonomous platform with some sort of safety mechanisms for jettisoning the air bag if a catastrophic failure occurs, hydrogen does in fact sound like a way better and less scarce lifting gas.
Yeah, that’s what the folks who designed the Hindenburg thought as well.
Wasn’t the way the Hindenburg burned due to both the Hidrogen AND the alumium oxide paint covering it?
For an autonomous platform with some sort of safety mechanisms for jettisoning the air bag if a catastrophic failure occurs, hydrogen does in fact sound like a way better and less scarce lifting gas.
Nah, it’s perfect!