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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
by scarby2 5y ago
> 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.
This would perhaps be the best solution
- midasuni 5y agoWhy would it need crew? What would they do? A cargo airship drone remotely controlled would get rid of most of the non-cargo mass requirements.