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I was thinking more along the lines of earth quakes, hurricanes, mud slide in the mountains, tsunamis. Again from article > Pathfinder 3 (...) is designed to

I was thinking more along the lines of earth quakes, hurricanes, mud slide in the mountains, tsunamis. Again from article > Pathfinder 3 (...) is designed to carry about 20 tons and be able to traverse as many as 10,000 miles using electric-only, zero-emission propulsion. A quick search tells me that an Mi-26, the largest cargo helicopter can carry approximately the same weight.

Jabbles 4y ago
But the article doesn't say how fast it can travel, which is extremely important in reaching disaster zones. Even if you're travelling from, say, Miami to Haiti is 1000km, so I guess it would take 30 hours? But providing aid to Tonga after the recent volcano seems unlikely with this airship. Sergey Brin also has a ship that provides aid: https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/sergey-brin-secret-disaster-relief-team-with-ex-us-military-516282.html https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/sergey-brin-secre... - so I don't know what advantage he sees in this airship.