[AT] AT Digest, Vol 48, Issue 18

Rob Wilson rowilson at wildblue.net
Sat Feb 23 19:12:57 PST 2008


According to the article I read (years ago) they used the batteries to
somehow split the hydrogen off. It's been too long to remember the
particulars but I'll have to dig out the National Geographic it was featured
in. Along with tractors I also collect things related to the USS Shenandoah
since it nearly crashed on my great Grandpa's farm back in 1925. He used to
have some of the fabric skin material but no one knows what became of it.
Rumor has it someone in the family got a shiny silver jacket made from it. I
would think they resembled the man from Mars in the 20's. Today you wouldn't
get a second look.  
Rob 

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How could they have split the hydrogen from the oxygen without using more
fuel than they could have gained?  Free lunch?  Dumping the condensate
overboard would have been the most efficient unless they needed any
condensate for ballast to make up for the weight of the fuel burned.

George Willer




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