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Are there any hybrid hot airships? That is hot air dirigible hybrids? That’d really tickle my diesel- & steam- punk interests. Edit: they’re called “thermal ai
by thechao 8y ago
Are there any hybrid hot airships? That is hot air dirigible hybrids? That’d really tickle my diesel- & steam- punk interests.
Edit: they’re called “thermal airships”; Cameron Balloons sells them. Less lift than a helium balloon of the same size (by ~30%), but about 20x cheaper to fly. I really want one, now.
- TylerE 8y agoHit air is much less bouyant any than helium. So no.
- aeneasmackenzie 8y agoNot hybrids. You may be familiar with Cloud Nines, the observation that if you make it but enough a very small temperature difference will be enough to achieve lift for a very large vessel (i.e. more like kilometers). Very difficult to figure out the construction though.