Aluminum power is added to the dope to reflect ultra-violet, reducing the deteriorating effect of UV exposure on the fabric. It adds many years to the life of the fabric covering. The nitrate dope was very flammable. Combine the two . . .
On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:43 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Wasn't the dope on the fabric aluminum oxide powder or some such? Somewhat > like a termite reaction? > -Curt > > From: fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, December 2, 2016 8:08 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is interesting, Hydrogen > > > Floyd wrote: > > > And.... Hindenberg!!!! > > The Hindenberg burned with a visible flame. That is not > hydrogen. And hydrogen is _so_ light it is tricky to get it to > stick around long enough to burn. > My research suggests the dope on the fabric outside of the > Hindenberg is the cause of the fire. Seems it was effectively > solid rocket fuel! > > Still a tragedy, but hydrogen is not to blame. > > Meanwhile, those light and tiny atoms are hard to store 'cause > they leak out everywhere. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
