Re:Bring back hydrogen lifting gas
by scarby2 on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:10PM
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> Everything else on board for propulsion and housing the pilot would be on the scale of a small prop aircraft
It's likely that any cargo airship would fly for days/weeks at a time and would require at least 4 crew-members and everything they would need for the length of the voyage. So less a small prop and more something akin to facilities available on a yacht/Large RV.
> You might not even need pilots since these would be perfect targets for automation.
It's likely that any cargo airship would fly for days/weeks at a time and would require at least 4 crew-members and everything they would need for the length of the voyage. So less a small prop and more something akin to facilities available on a yacht/Large RV.
> You might not even need pilots since these would be perfect targets for automation.
This would perhaps be the best solution