It was good to read your post which reminded me about why the whole thing was terribly sad for so many reasons and people still don't know about all of them. I had written about it too although from a different perspective. If you are interested in cross-linking, let me know.
I trained in an “armored” vehicle that used aluminum and was often criticized for sitting on the vehicle commander’s hatch ring rather than being lower in the vehicle because I knew what would happen inside the vehicle if it was hit (fortunately I was never deployed in that vehicle). Years later I learned how aluminum powder was used in rocket fuel (and in the coating on the Hindenburg zeppelin).
It was good to read your post which reminded me about why the whole thing was terribly sad for so many reasons and people still don't know about all of them. I had written about it too although from a different perspective. If you are interested in cross-linking, let me know.
https://renoqueen.substack.com/p/grenfell-took-many-lives-yet-we-continue
thanks for that, good article!
Thank you. I enjoyed yours too.
I trained in an “armored” vehicle that used aluminum and was often criticized for sitting on the vehicle commander’s hatch ring rather than being lower in the vehicle because I knew what would happen inside the vehicle if it was hit (fortunately I was never deployed in that vehicle). Years later I learned how aluminum powder was used in rocket fuel (and in the coating on the Hindenburg zeppelin).
Here's a more extended discussion of the point made by Mr Baal - https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/myths/
The Hindenburg burnt because of the hydrogen not because of the paint.
Aluminium paint is used extensively everywhere and has been for a very long time. It is not a fire hazard.