Comments on: Hydrogen Airship Disasters

By: Burt Buchen

Burt Buchen — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:53:33 +0000

I have researched automobile alternative fuels and found hydrogen an environmentally sound choice. Some disadvantages include cost and availability. This article begins its second paragraph commenting on hydrogen’s abundance. I assume that keeping an airship full versus a fill up at the gas station makes a big difference. Is there a hydrogen fuel savvy expert “here” somewhere?

By: Stephen Holmes

Stephen Holmes — Tue, 10 May 2022 21:23:07 +0000

In reply to Tony. Hydrogen - just say no.

By: Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:40:40 +0000

In reply to TRLWNC. The turn was not especially sharp and was done at low speed and was well within the structural abilities of the aircraft. In addition, hydrogen was leaking before the turn was made, so the turn could not have been the cause of the disaster.

By: Billy Manners

Billy Manners — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:56:03 +0000

In reply to jimmy kraktov. You're crazy, how could the Titanic even have got to Lakehurst if it was an ocean going ship (as you claim)? Lakehurst isn't on the sea.

By: Tom walton

Tom walton — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:31:06 +0000

In reply to Benjamin. Ok so one tragedy has you willing to risk this whoke list of tragedies? Could you at least pretend to be serious?

By: Ron Manning

Ron Manning — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:24:48 +0000

My Grandmother and her sisters/friends encountered the Roma as it flew over Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Less then 1 hour later it crashed near Langley Field in Virginia. My Grandmother and her sisters/friends were very surprised to hear that the victims that died in the disaster were the same ones that only minutes before had been waiving and telling them hello from the Roma as it flew by above them.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 21:04:55 +0000

I will never fly on a helium inflated airship since the worst airship disaster ever was because the helium in the USS Akron did not support the ship’s Weight in a Atlantic storm and the airship crashed into the Atlantic so i will only fly on a Hydrogen filled airship

By: Pete Braun

Pete Braun — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 12:19:41 +0000

In reply to Francisco Carvallo. How does oil drilling yield helium? What exactly goes on during drilling for oil to yield helium and how is the gas captured?

By: Pete Braun

Pete Braun — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 11:53:36 +0000

In reply to Dan Grossman. I'm guessing not enough of an advantage for anyone to actually attempt to use it.

By: Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:14:30 +0000

In reply to Pete Braun. It is about 16x the weight of H2 and also flammable, so what is the advantage?