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Re:Sergey Brin's Airship Gets FAA Clearance by mkl on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:02AM (#38022174)
>> it was the outer skin catching fire

> This claim is always trotted out, but is false. [...] The skin mostly survived.

Really? You can see the skin burning away in the photos and film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster

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Re:Sergey Brin's Airship Gets FAA Clearance by angiosperm on Thursday November 02, 2023 @04:59PM (#38120071)
Yes, but it ignited last, not first.
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