Yes, hydrogen, because of a helium embargo placed on Germany by the States. What made it worse was the silver paint (actually dope to tighten the skin) on the outside was extremely volatile.
meant it couldn't be used for dropping bombs from on British cities....
The British had one called the "R101" which also crashed and Britain suspended any use of them until recently -using helium there is quite a few for pleasure and scientific flight as it not as volitile a gas.
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a true classic.
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "Ekranoplan" (R)
Massive ship, what did they use to keep it up then, hydrogen?
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "nikoscook" (R)
...."O the humanity !"
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "ateup" (B)
hahaah o the humanity
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "shredder777" (R)
Viagra....very flammable.
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "too_much_noise" (R)
Fun fact: The people who tried to jump to safety
were killed. The people stayed in the zeppelin lived.
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "too_much_noise" (R)
The name was "Hindenburg"!
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "TiedUp" (R)
Yes, hydrogen, because of a helium embargo placed on Germany by the States. What made it worse was the silver paint (actually dope to tighten the skin) on the outside was extremely volatile.
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "TrulyMorbid" (R)
thats crazy man
Posted Jun-4-2007 by "SouronDeGrate" (B)
meant it couldn't be used for dropping bombs from on British cities....
The British had one called the "R101" which also crashed and Britain suspended any use of them until recently -using helium there is quite a few for pleasure and scientific flight as it not as volitile a gas.
Posted Jul-24-2007 by "SIR#SPITFIRE" (R)
Led Zeppelin.
Posted Mar-29-2009 by "TheHorror" (R)
"Oh the humanity..." lol
Posted Mar-29-2009 by "TheHorror" (R)