> "might allow airships to avoid storms better than their early 20th century counterparts did" Not sure they wanted to; from [1]: "To maintain altitude, Hinden

> "might allow airships to avoid storms better than their early 20th century counterparts did" Not sure they wanted to; from [1]: "To maintain altitude, Hindenburg would brush against clouds and collect rainwater in gutters that fed the ballast tanks. If we passed through a shower every few hours there was no need to release gas. There were occasions when no rain was available, but we were rarely far from a suitable shower." [1] https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/crossing-atlantic-ihindenbergi-180978188/ https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/crossing-atlan...