On 7/29/2015 5:26 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
I read the on-line description of the vehicle and the safety measures that they have taken to make sure the 10k psi H2
tanks don't rupture in an accident, but, after dealing with hydrogen-rich rocket exhaust products while supporting
altitude testing of NASA rockets, I will pass on this one. I could not get past the feeling that I was strapped to a
potential bomb. Look closely.
On 7/30/2015 7:46 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
Hi Chris,
Same engine, same sound. Back in the late 1950s, when these were available for less than $5000, a few of us
considered getting one. The thing that turned me off was that all of the fuel was carried in belly tanks, beneath the
floor. I could just envision sitting atop a bonfire in case of any mishap.
Is there a theme here? Fear of Fuel?
BTW, for anyone with the Hindenburg in mind, the hydrogen neither caused nor contributed to the fire and the highly
visible flames in the video. It merely quietly, almost invisibly, burned up top after being freed and ignited by the
original fire. Both contemporary research, as shown in a PBS special and the manufacturer's post mortem research
independently came to the same conclusion.
Bad Dope Moose
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