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[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 40 points 7 months ago

Yup, no one is going to hop an airship when they can get somewhere in a fraction of the time. The only difference might be cost, but spinning up a zeppelin industry likely couldn't compete in terms of ticket price compared to jets.

[-] Garbanzo@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

If they have a future it'll be moving stuff, not people. If it's faster than a container ship and can carry more than a plane then it could have a valuable niche.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 16 points 7 months ago

They also have a potential advantage in moving large things.

For instance wind turbine blades, which are quite difficult to move by trucks. Airships don't require infrastructure for the transport or delivery and could rope it down to sites with difficult terrain.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I would think a large team of purpose-built remote controlled quadcopters would be cheaper, faster, and more maneuverable than a zeppelin for that kind of application. Assuming we don't have to go huge distances (say, from an inland port or a railway to final destination).

Maybe better for last-mile. Zeppelin could probably get you close but unless you're building in a large open field, it'll be difficult to get it exactly where it needs to be.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sure that would be a solution too. An airship would have an advantage in not using energy to stay up, so it could theoretically fly very long distances with heavy weight, where drones would need constant energy depending on both the weight and distance.

I'm not saying it is a good idea in practice, but theoretically it might make sense.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

That's actually a fantastic idea, I hadn't thought of that

[-] elmicha@feddit.de 18 points 7 months ago

There are a handful of Zeppelin NT semi-rigid airships flying around nowadays. If you want to see a landing and start, I recorded this a few years ago.

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