Sujet : Re: The joy of Zeppelins
De : bowman (at) *nospam* montana.com (rbowman)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 05. Nov 2024, 01:55:15
Autres entêtes
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On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 21:56:47 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
I think the full rigids are considered too fragile for safety. This in
spite of the fact that ex-Navy man Hugo Eckener had a 100% safety record
in piloting hydrogen-filled craft.
Ex-Navy? He did good work. LZ 126 was the only Zepplin to survive the US
Navy long enough to become a hangar queen.