‘Project Napkin’ sees hydrogen as the answer to zero-emissions flights
The fallout from the Hindenburg disaster has cast a 85-year-old shadow over the aviation industry’s plans to use hydrogen fuels.
Shortly before 7.30pm on May 6, 1937, the Zeppelin airship burst into flames killing 36 people as it attempted to dock in New Jersey.
The television footage of the fireball, coupled with journalist Herbert Morrison’s commentary, helped cement hydrogen’s reputation as a dangerous fuel.
But this stigma baffles those that believe it is the answer to weaning air travel off fossil fuels.