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JWBear 02-05-2010 10:39 PM

Airship Travel!
 
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€uroMeinke 02-05-2010 10:57 PM

I'd do that

BarTopDancer 02-05-2010 11:16 PM

I'd do that.

Maybe I could be a pilot. I've already flown the Goodyear Blimp.

Melonballer 02-05-2010 11:43 PM

that sounds great. I imagine it will be expensive though.

Cadaverous Pallor 02-05-2010 11:58 PM

Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky

Alex 02-06-2010 07:36 AM

It's pretty but it does not appear to have any method of steering. And being able to only rise to 12,000 feet is going to mean being unable to fly above weather making for some very nice airsick bag usage.

Being in a bag of hydrogen over the middle of the Atlantic in an electrical storm would be quite a thrill.

But it's very pretty.

wolfy999 02-06-2010 08:02 AM

Out of my price range at the current moment I'm sure!

But I'll agree with Alex, it's very pretty.

flippyshark 02-06-2010 08:55 AM

I had to wonder about what this craft would do in severe storm conditions myself. Still, incredibly cool. (And at 100 passengers per balloon, including 6 crew and 14 support staff, yes, the fare would be very high, I'm sure!)

RStar 02-06-2010 01:08 PM

WOW, what a cool idea!

If it flys at 90mph, unless it is dependant entirly on air currents for momentum, I would think it has some sort of propulsion. The article mentions solar power, I wonder if it has electrical props to not only propel, but also for some minimal streering? Something that large would still be at the mercy of the weather.

Moonliner 02-06-2010 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex (Post 313818)
It's pretty but it does not appear to have any method of steering. And being able to only rise to 12,000 feet is going to mean being unable to fly above weather making for some very nice airsick bag usage.

Being in a bag of hydrogen over the middle of the Atlantic in an electrical storm would be quite a thrill.

But it's very pretty.

If it can move at 90mph I would assume it also has some type of vectoring for the drive exhaust (assumed since I don't see an propellers) that would allow steering.

Hydrogen as a medium for lift has a bad rap. While it burns quite energetically when mixed with air, you could climb up into the hydrogen envelope and have a smoke without causing any problems (other than your own suffocation and the cigarette/match refusing to light).


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