Airship Travel! - Page 2

Moonliner · 02-06-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I'd do that.

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

Jazzman · 02-06-2010, 03:25 PM

Looks kind of cool, but I think they should just relaunch dirigibles. It's been pretty well proven that the Hindenburg disaster resulted not from its hydrogen, but from the hyper-flammability of its skin. So there's really no reason to worry about them exploding, so long as modern materials are used to skin the things. I'd love to travel by dirigible. I've always wished we still had that Golden Age view of getting there being half the fun.

sleepyjeff · 02-06-2010, 05:59 PM

Very cool but instead of being Diamond Shaped they should be round, like a ball........or a Death Star

lashbear · 02-07-2010, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

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

I was going to book a passage, but you've put me off now.

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sleepyjeff Go Hawks Go! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parkrose Posts: 2,632	Very cool but instead of being Diamond Shaped they should be round, like a ball........or a Death Star __________________ River Guardian-less
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