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> isolated them to areas outside their cities for safety I'd imagine massive balloons are no more safe over the city than current aircrafts.
by Aperocky 5y ago
> isolated them to areas outside their cities for safety
I'd imagine massive balloons are no more safe over the city than current aircrafts.
- bee_rider 5y agoI dunno, in a hypothetical world where massive balloons had had as much R&D put into them as a modern aircraft, they maybe they can use the loitering advantage to make skyscraper landings possible. Anyway, these travelers come from a steampunk universe, so theirs are probably unrealistically capable.
- RangerScience 5y agoFun fact: The builders of the Empire State Building aimed for this: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/docking-on-the-empire-state-building-12525534/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/docking-on...