RE: Airship Hydrogen resupply
September 6, 2016 at 9:39 pm
(This post was last modified: September 6, 2016 at 9:41 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(September 6, 2016 at 8:45 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Burn the fuel and heat the remaining gas in the envelope.
Hot gas (He, H or air) has more lifting power than cold gas.
It is particularly wise to burn fuel in order to heat hydrogen in the presence of atmospheric oxygen. The crew and their Swedish nuns certainly won't worry about going home once that process is underway.