What’s interesting is the focus on the disaster never talks about the hundreds of successful flights it had while under the leadership of it’s developer.
He was replaced by Hitler because he was outspokenly against the party.
I haven’t really kept up over the years with leading hypotheses about what triggered the fire / explosion. Last I remember, best idea was a combo of static and guy-wires hitting against metal surfaces on the dirigible. Agree / disagree?
What’s interesting is the focus on the disaster never talks about the hundreds of successful flights it had while under the leadership of it’s developer.
He was replaced by Hitler because he was outspokenly against the party.
I haven’t really kept up over the years with leading hypotheses about what triggered the fire / explosion. Last I remember, best idea was a combo of static and guy-wires hitting against metal surfaces on the dirigible. Agree / disagree?
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That’s my understanding, yes. A small hydrogen leak coupled with static discharge being the ignition source is the leading theory.