Re:Aviation industry tries to go green
by fulafel on Monday February 17, 2020 @08:48AM
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Of course everything currejntly costs more than commercial jets now because we aren't pricing in the havoc to the fuel cost, this can't be the criterion.
Also, the Hindenburg went at 100+ km/h in the 30's, we're already using many kinds of vehicles that go at similar speeds and don't cost more than commercial jets. Hopefully we could beat the 30's technology in speed, that's just the lower bound.
edit: also, correcting my terminology, I should have talked about "rigid airships" instead of "blimps" apparently - blimps are like balloons with little engines, and the Hindenburg & modern credible air travel blimpy looking designs are "rigid airships".
Also, the Hindenburg went at 100+ km/h in the 30's, we're already using many kinds of vehicles that go at similar speeds and don't cost more than commercial jets. Hopefully we could beat the 30's technology in speed, that's just the lower bound.
edit: also, correcting my terminology, I should have talked about "rigid airships" instead of "blimps" apparently - blimps are like balloons with little engines, and the Hindenburg & modern credible air travel blimpy looking designs are "rigid airships".