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The sooner we get back to the age of dirigibles the better. Personally, I'm a little surprised we don't have them in the Bay Area. With our traffic and (mostly
by shostack 8y ago
The sooner we get back to the age of dirigibles the better.
Personally, I'm a little surprised we don't have them in the Bay Area. With our traffic and (mostly) year round nice weather, and great solar energy potential it seems like it could be a win.
But then again I don't know much about the technology or it's limitations.
- yogaboll 8y agoIt's limited by the fact that you need a very large volume of lighter-than-air gas to lift a human. The theoretical maximum lift capability of 1 m^3 of hydrogen is just about 1.1 kg so you will need a really big airship to carry a passenger.