[ExI] Inside of world's largest airship revealed in stunning images

[Stephan Magnus]

While studying aerospace in the 80ties I was fascinated by the LTA 20 and lectured about it:

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/van-dusen-lta-20-%C2%AB-magnus-%C2%BB-spherical-airship-prototype-1982.15770/

 

It was so beautiful, a manta ray embracing a slowly turning sphere. The main argument at that time was that it could lift heavy loads compared to a helicopter and do this without the infrastructure needed for planes. Interesting especially for developing countries. 

It came to nothing, which is a pity. Therefore, I would love a revival.

 

Stephan

 

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> > On Behalf Of John Grigg via extropy-chat
Subject: [ExI] Inside of world's largest airship revealed in stunning images

 

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>…The firm thinks the vehicle, which is expected to enter service by 2025, will soon challenge conventional jets on a number of popular short-haul routes, thanks to its improved comfort and 90% lower emissions."

https://www.livescience.com/airlander-10-airship-interior-unveiled.html

I can think of plenty of uses for such a ride.  Conventional jets are fast, but cruise ships still get plenty of business, and those things are slow.  So… find a way to make it appealing, such as a means of doing your homework comfortably on the way down to the Phoenix office from LA or SF for instance.  Covid has taught us to do a lot of our work at home.  So now if it takes a full day to get to Phoenix, but it isn’t that different from a normal office day, that might sell.

spike

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