Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by yongjik 3321 days ago
> That means their fuel can be housed inside safe tanks of metal.

I think the point is moot: at a typical speed where airline accidents happen, these metal tanks will be punctured and catch fire.

1 comments

But the point is that the Hindenberg suffered a catastrophic fire without colliding with anything.
TWA 800 didn't collide with anything.