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Re: Aphrodite.
Posted by: Vidart ()
Date: May 08, 2008 07:37PM

Hi
Just want to remind you that the Aphrodite balloon needed a lift to stay floating. They had to be lighter than the ambient air. They could therefore not be filled with air from the air system.
The Aphrodite balloon were filled with hydrogen stored in bottles on the tower. Hydrogen is as you sure know a flamable gas, but unless it's mixed with oxygen it's not explosive. If a bottle is punctured and ignited it will only burn at the outside of the leak. A more massive leak could cause an explotion if ignited though. (I know a bit about hydrogen because I've been working with hydrogen-filled weather balloons for years).

It might interest you to read the interrogation report of survivors of U-607 found at [www.uboatarchive.net]
It mentions both hydrogen and acetylen flasks stored in the tower.

Cheers
Vidar

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