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Zeppelins on Patrol?

Posted by michael on from the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction dept.

Our Man In Redmond writes "Everything old is new again: The Seattle Post-Inteligencer is reporting that NORAD is considering deploying zeppelins along the west coast and Canadian border to keep an eye out for terrorists. Larger than jumbo jets, easier to repair/upgrade than satellites, this may be an idea whose time has come. Again."

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  1. Re:Larger than a Jumbo? by MtViewGuy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If I remember from that National Geographic documentary, the doping compound used on the Hindenberg was a combination of powdered aluminum and nitrocellulose. Which is the EXACT formula used on solid rocket fuel.

    Small wonder why when the airship burned there was almost no fabric cover left from the fire.

    A secret 1938 report inside the Zeppelin company confirmed that the doping compound was extremely flammable.