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maxpinucci In reply to Galejro [2016-04-16 13:48:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
but in reality it is not exact, Galejro. Until late '20s, we did not know which kind of flying machines, airplanes or airships, will be choosed for aerial navigation. We simply forgot the period of Airships. But some of them set unbelievable records: the Bulgaria-Sudan-Bulgaria without stopping of L59 in 1917, the no-stop ocean crossing of R34 in 1919, the world tour in 12 days of Graf Zeppelin in 1929, who als flew for 1,7 millions of km and did 560 Atlantic crossing....

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Galejro In reply to maxpinucci [2016-04-16 14:39:41 +0000 UTC]

My point was that airships in general are frail aircrafts that required a massive background to support.

Zeppelin is simply a frail massive balloon that creates an immense amount of drag in even the slightest wind, any wind-storm will tear it apart. The more efficient a Zeppelin wants to be the more load it must lift, the more load it must lift the bigger it must get, the bigger it is the easier it breaks. Another issue is that a Zeppelin requires a gas to lift, I ain't gonna go into the Hindenburg business, but since it I don't think people would wanna use the best gas for that. And lets talk about parking that thing. Last time people used towers, buuuut... cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/med… So why not use hangars?... big, expensive hangars... or maybe dig a hole in the ground? A big, expensive hole in the ground.

Zeppelin is a beautiful machine don't get me wrong, and I'd like to see one made again. But the trials of time, error, efficiency and economy simply proved it as a failed or at least outdated mode of transportation. If not too unstable or inefficient it is simply too expensive.

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maxpinucci In reply to Galejro [2016-04-16 20:00:47 +0000 UTC]

I understand your point of view.
nevertheless, there is a new trend in airship design in the last 15 years, driving new researches in the field

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Galejro In reply to maxpinucci [2016-04-16 20:32:55 +0000 UTC]

One piggy made a home of wheat, the wolf huffed and he puffed and the house was no more. Second piggy made a house of sticks, the wolf huffed and he puffed and the house was no more. Third piggy, made a heavy steel seafaring ship that could carry a 100 times it's weight or move 3000 people in a single voyage, the wolf huffed and he puffed and then he went to go f..ck himself XD

You mean those Goodyear commercials, the small 12 people "zeppelins" or this cdn.lightgalleries.net/4bd5ec0… ?

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maxpinucci In reply to Galejro [2016-05-01 12:37:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm never too sure of myself, nor presumptuous when I talk about things I'm not expert. There are very competent people in aviation, and design, build and fly aircraft takes time, passion, investment. I suggest you to get a ride on the net, and you will see that there are a lot of projects. Airships made sense in the past, and may even have it in the future ...

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