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The Hindenburg mystery

New Delhi: Scientists believe they have explained what caused the Hindenburg to explode back in May 1937.On May 6th, 1937, a mighty 800 foot long blimp called the Hindenburg caught fire and crashed killing 36

PTI Updated on: March 07, 2013 15:17 IST


Others maintain it was lightening that ignited the giant airship. More recently, some scientists theorize that a build-up of static electricity that generated a spark sufficient to get things going. 



For years experts have pondered over what exactly caused it to explode, but now a team of engineers think they may have the answer.

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