The new age of airships may be here.
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The new age of airships is here, I hope. I have always wondered if airships could make a viable commercial option for heavy cargo lifting, also the ability to get into places directly, that other heavy lift aircraft cannot, disaster relief etc. I hope this proves to be the beginning of a new airship industry.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/31/a...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/31/a...
I started a thread about the Airlander which is due to fly within the next month from Cardington.
I wish the company well as it will be a big employer in the area and uses british engineering companies to build them too.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I wish the company well as it will be a big employer in the area and uses british engineering companies to build them too.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
When they are building them the size they are they are not going to blow away like your average balloon.
They just cant take off in bad weather I think as they tend only to be pinned down with the nose.
When I went over London in the Airship Industies 600 back in the 90's the takeoff was postponed for a few days due to strong winds.
They just cant take off in bad weather I think as they tend only to be pinned down with the nose.
When I went over London in the Airship Industies 600 back in the 90's the takeoff was postponed for a few days due to strong winds.
Most airship losses in the 1920s and 1930s had some element of bad weather associated with them. Back then, the aluminium structures just weren't able to sustain gusts and severe up or down draughts. Modern airships would be much better able to cope with adverse winds from a structural point of view, but strong winds still do cause problems regarding stability and control.
Lockheed Martin are also entering the airship market.
http://aviationweek.com/technology/close-lockheed-...
http://aviationweek.com/technology/close-lockheed-...
Shar2 said:
Lockheed Martin are also entering the airship market.
http://aviationweek.com/technology/close-lockheed-...
Yeah but strangely they have a place in Ampthill just down the road from Cardington. Maybe they plan to go spying on the sheds. http://aviationweek.com/technology/close-lockheed-...
The French are at it aswell. I was at a dinner party the other week and chatted to a golfing buddy's Mrs asking if she works. I expected the housewife etc answer but turned out she is CEO of this lot:
http://www.euroairship.eu/index.php/why-euro-airsh...
http://www.euroairship.eu/index.php/why-euro-airsh...
Zeppelin NT is an up and running modern take on the type. Been in it. Fantastic. I'd always thought it would be more economical and more useful used as Police surveilance or air ambulance type thing.
Oil rig transport? Bit slower than "Angry Palm Trees" but safer.
If my numbers come up tonight, I'll be ordering one and commissioning a study on the New Rotodyne...
Oil rig transport? Bit slower than "Angry Palm Trees" but safer.
If my numbers come up tonight, I'll be ordering one and commissioning a study on the New Rotodyne...
Composite Guru said:
When they are building them the size they are they are not going to blow away like your average balloon.
They just cant take off in bad weather I think as they tend only to be pinned down with the nose.
When I went over London in the Airship Industies 600 back in the 90's the takeoff was postponed for a few days due to strong winds.
How is making them bigger going to make them less affected by winds?They just cant take off in bad weather I think as they tend only to be pinned down with the nose.
When I went over London in the Airship Industies 600 back in the 90's the takeoff was postponed for a few days due to strong winds.
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