Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspect energy infrastructure

Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by j-a-a-p on Monday August 28, 2023 @06:57PM (#37301439)

Beside the elegance and historical significance of airships, I don't get the advantage compared to a quad drone. If multiple cameras are needed, why not launch multiple drones? Simply tell the drones to platoon with the leader.

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by ThomasLaporte on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:36PM (#37301685)

Basically, the airship drone has more payload, more range of inspections, and less risks to fly (more visible for other users of the aerial area, and falls slowly to the ground in case of engine malfunction).

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by pedalpete on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:03PM (#37301484)

I'm guessing that a hydrogen airship can cover a significantly larger area with less power than a drone.

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by bagels on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:12PM (#37301528)

You can probably do multi-day flights with these things.

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by xvector on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:05PM (#37301495)

Energy usage is far less with an airship

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by j-a-a-p on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:04AM (#37304327)

The opposite is true. I would claim that even 100 drones would use less energy than one airship.

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