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I wonder what would have happened if a Vacuum airship would have had a similar accident. Meaning a hull breach at a 200m (650ft) altitude. No fire, just a bit o
by panzi 12y ago
I wonder what would have happened if a Vacuum airship would have had a similar accident. Meaning a hull breach at a 200m (650ft) altitude. No fire, just a bit of a drop. Maybe shrapnel? Well, I guess it would drop much faster.
- dredmorbius 12y agoGiven that there are no vacuum containment systems large enough to support the Hindenberg, it would never have taken off in the first place. Given that what precipitated the failure of the Hindenberg appears to have been either an initial slow leak which caught fire, or a fire which consumed the gas envelopes, possible as little as a gradual loss of lift. Even in the case of sudden failure, it would depend on how many lift compartments existed -- you'd lose 1/n of your total lift, so presumably a pronounced but possibly controlled descent.