▲ 328 ▼ xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by xkcdbot@lemmy.world [B] to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart Title text: Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution. Transcript: Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com Source: https://xkcd.com/3298/ explainxkcd for #3298
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (4 children) And name them Akron and Macon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (3 children) i was going to name them after match companies but i like your idea permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Oh you must be European, if you're concerned about fires aboard airships. American airships don't burn; we've never been stupid enough to use hydrogen as a lifting gas. USS Akron and USS Macon both crashed, much of the crew of one froze to death and the other proved surprisingly survivable. Compare that to the Hindenberg or R-101. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) No we use good old fashioned methane yes sir patented blimp gas here I have spent the last year trying to find copies online of a musical some friends wrote while I was in college. It's called Hindenburg: Oh the Humanity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago I've heard of methane used to inflate gas bags to lift sunken boats but I haven't seen it used as an aviation lifting gas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (3 children) i was going to name them after match companies but i like your idea permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Oh you must be European, if you're concerned about fires aboard airships. American airships don't burn; we've never been stupid enough to use hydrogen as a lifting gas. USS Akron and USS Macon both crashed, much of the crew of one froze to death and the other proved surprisingly survivable. Compare that to the Hindenberg or R-101. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) No we use good old fashioned methane yes sir patented blimp gas here I have spent the last year trying to find copies online of a musical some friends wrote while I was in college. It's called Hindenburg: Oh the Humanity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago I've heard of methane used to inflate gas bags to lift sunken boats but I haven't seen it used as an aviation lifting gas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Oh you must be European, if you're concerned about fires aboard airships. American airships don't burn; we've never been stupid enough to use hydrogen as a lifting gas. USS Akron and USS Macon both crashed, much of the crew of one froze to death and the other proved surprisingly survivable. Compare that to the Hindenberg or R-101. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) No we use good old fashioned methane yes sir patented blimp gas here I have spent the last year trying to find copies online of a musical some friends wrote while I was in college. It's called Hindenburg: Oh the Humanity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago I've heard of methane used to inflate gas bags to lift sunken boats but I haven't seen it used as an aviation lifting gas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) No we use good old fashioned methane yes sir patented blimp gas here I have spent the last year trying to find copies online of a musical some friends wrote while I was in college. It's called Hindenburg: Oh the Humanity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago I've heard of methane used to inflate gas bags to lift sunken boats but I haven't seen it used as an aviation lifting gas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago I've heard of methane used to inflate gas bags to lift sunken boats but I haven't seen it used as an aviation lifting gas. permalink fedilink source parent