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Erikht
Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 3358
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 13 12:06 pm Post subject: Airships - worth a try? |
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As we all know, plane travel is one of the more pollutive activeties one can engage in, and it is used for both passenger flights and freight transport. As well as polluting, the fuel costs are staggering.
Airships, at the other hand, use little fuel. So why not use airships?
In the thirties, there was two accidents, and this led to the demise of airship travel. Also, the trips took a long time, up to five days for a transatlantic crossing. Modern airsips, at the other hand, can go much faster, and if the author of this article is right, an airship could travel from London to New York in just 10 hours. Not such a long time, I dare say. Even at a slover speed, cargo freight would be feasible.
Also, modern airsips should be able to lift heavier weights that the old ships, making it economically feasible to fill the with cargo and passangers. They would also be safe, as modern airsips consists of many baloons instead of one gas-filled body. An explosion would not be able to take out enough of them to sink the ship. The ship can be cut in half, and both parts would still stay in the air. For freight cargo, this should be a no-brainer, as fruit and vegetables could be transportet at reasonably high speed, with very little need for refrigeration (very cold up there. You would actually have to heat the storage space. With good insulation, this should not prove too expencive.
https://www.helium.com/items/666669-modern-airships-reduce-pollution-and-are-cheaper
The last posting here seems interresting:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/members-club-room/modern-airships-5989.html#post188930
Article about the transpostation of food:
https://www.articlesfactory.com/articles/advertising/airships-for-the-transportation-of-perishable-food.html
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/walrus-heavylift-blimp-getting-off-the-ground-01103/
https://www.worldaffairsboard.com/attachments/military-aviation/10627d1210285758-few-thoughts-airships-aeroscraft.jpg |
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