wonderful dream, max, but could you smoke a pipe on a zeppelin; would hydrogen or helium be used? how would you avoid another hindenburg? jlm
As I recall, wasn't the Hindenburg disaster due to the flammable paint and a known design flaw which allowed the buildup of static electricity? I have little doubt we could do better today. -- Gwern i have no doubt we can, and have done MUCH better, gwern. i believe we will do even better and someday large blimps will again be used for transport. there are a number of theories of what caused the disaster including: structural failure, lightning, static spark, engine exhaust spark, puncture, hydrogen fuel leak, incendiary paint, and sabotage, etc. a german luger with one shell fired was found in the wreckage... the question i am asking is how to avoid another disaster with modern technology? jlm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
