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Re:Airlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight by TrainedMonkey on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @12:14PM (#12353077)
Is 'not actually lighter-than-air' always true, or only when it is carrying 10 tons of cargo?
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Re:Airlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight by zefhous on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @12:45PM (#12353331)
My understanding is that when talking about aircraft, "lighter-than-air" means that it's designed to require no additional lift to keep it aloft regardless of cargo. Anything requiring non-aerostatic lift would be considered a hybrid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerostat

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