Biggest issue with them is they can hardly carry any weight. That’s why the proportions of them are always so weird, with a huge body and a tiny cabin in comparison. They are also slow and very easily taken down. So in reality they are pretty much bad at everything. Cool as hell though.
If im not mistaken newer versions are a lot more effective and if implemented correctly for deliveries could massively save on carbon emissions. With the added bonus of making our skies look cool as fuck. I remember reading something about it awhile ago but like all things it was on the internet and i dont remember details so who knows how much was true to begin with let alone how much i remember correctly.
In Germany we had a company a few years ago, that had planned to build cargo airships to replace heavyweight transports on streets. The idea was to use it for freights of up to 160 tons of weight.
Admittedly, it was a financial disaster and the company went bankrupt after a few years. But the limited weight capacity wasn’t the problem.
Biggest issue with them is they can hardly carry any weight. That’s why the proportions of them are always so weird, with a huge body and a tiny cabin in comparison. They are also slow and very easily taken down. So in reality they are pretty much bad at everything. Cool as hell though.
If im not mistaken newer versions are a lot more effective and if implemented correctly for deliveries could massively save on carbon emissions. With the added bonus of making our skies look cool as fuck. I remember reading something about it awhile ago but like all things it was on the internet and i dont remember details so who knows how much was true to begin with let alone how much i remember correctly.
Also, the hangars are expensive af. That’s a big part of why they’ve died off
In Germany we had a company a few years ago, that had planned to build cargo airships to replace heavyweight transports on streets. The idea was to use it for freights of up to 160 tons of weight.
Admittedly, it was a financial disaster and the company went bankrupt after a few years. But the limited weight capacity wasn’t the problem.
At least, we now have a tropical island, due to their failure.