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CargoLifter [1] tried to bring Zeppelins back in the late nineties. They started building a gigantic manufacturing building but ran out of money before they eve
by weinzierl 7y ago
CargoLifter [1] tried to bring Zeppelins back in the late nineties. They started building a gigantic manufacturing building but ran out of money before they even started to build a Zeppelin. The hangar was later turned into an aqua park but ran into troubles because the heating expenses were too high. Not surprising given the hangar was designed to be open at both ends.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CargoLifter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CargoLifter
- ul5255 7y agoThe aqua park is actually doing quite well nowadays https://www.tropical-islands.de/en/ https://www.tropical-islands.de/en/
- weinzierl 7y agoGood to know, I always wanted to visit it. Maybe I'll do...
- kiney 7y agoMy father actually bought quite a bit of "Cargolifter AG" stocks. Obviously they are worthless now. The guy that founded CargoLifter (Carl-Heinrich von Gablenz) is still at it and his "new" company "CL CargoLifter GmbH & Co. KGaA" actually manufacture balloon cranes much smaller than the original CargoLifter design.
- jaclaz 7y agoSeemingly the Airliner 10 is now starting production (but as always happens with this type of stuff better wait until they have actually manufactured a few, 2020 is near enough): [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Air_Vehicles_HAV_304/Airlander_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Air_Vehicles_HAV_304/Ai... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46810151 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-4681015... [3]https://www.hybridairvehicles.com/ https://www.hybridairvehicles.com/