April 11, 20233 yr Moderator This NOVA investigation was first aired in 2021, but I just today learned about it. Scientists now believe they have solved the mystery of what produced the spark that ignited the Hindenburg! A newly discovered 8mm amateur film was analyzed and provided the spark (pardon the pun) for further investigation. Although this is about an hour long, it is well worth watching to find the answers to this mystery! Edited April 11, 20233 yr by n4gix Fixed Subject Title Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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April 15, 20233 yr As Mr. Spock would say, fascinating. Certainly explains how and why the explosion likely occurred. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
April 15, 20233 yr EDIT: I see that the 6 minute section of footage above does not include the part of the documentary that reveals the cause of the disaster..... Edited April 15, 20233 yr by Christopher Low Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
April 15, 20233 yr Author Moderator Essentially it comes down to the fabric of the skin (which was painted with aluminium) was insulated by wooden dowels from the aluminium framework. This acted as a giant capacitor and allowed the static charge to eventually arc over and the spark(s) ignited the leaking hydrogen. What was fascinating was the actual methodology and experimentation that eventually led to the final analysis. Perhas this link will work: (1171) Newly Analyzed Footage Helps Solve Hindenburg Mystery - YouTube Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
April 21, 20233 yr On 4/11/2023 at 2:11 PM, n4gix said: Although this is about an hour long, it is well worth watching to find the answers to this mystery! Neither available here. Word-not-allowed YT country restrictions! Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
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