> The latest gas cells were made by a new method pioneered by Goodyear using multiple layers of gelatinized latex rather than the previous goldbeater’s skins.

> The latest gas cells were made by a new method pioneered by Goodyear using multiple layers of gelatinized latex rather than the previous goldbeater’s skins. How much did Goodyear help Nazi causes (even inadvertently)? A company is like a machine automata in many ways. p.s. The amount of metal on the Hindenburg was truly insane. With today's technologies 3x, probably even more, paying passengers could be accommodated aboard such a contraption. Plastic is the worst, laziest scourge ever (97%+ of supermarket packaging) and occasionally incredible. p.p.s. the SuperGuppy (still flying, since 1965) is pretty remarkable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Super_Guppy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Super_Guppy