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But what they can do is carry cargo over terrain that is unsuitable for both.
by deafpolygon 4y ago
But what they can do is carry cargo over terrain that is unsuitable for both.
- 082349872349872 4y agoSaid terrain is almost by definition not on established trade routes. But maybe Russia will want to massively increase their southeastern trade?
- foobarbecue 4y agoYes, in theory. I remember when Lockheed took over the US Antarctic program support contract and claimed they would use an airship to transport stuff to S Pole. It was obviously ridiculous given the weather. If it weren't for that it might make sense.
- jaclaz 4y agoYes, I remember some 20 years ago there were projects for even larger airships (please read as carrying bigger loads) aimed at supplies to otherwise inaccessible places/construction sites/mines, called Cargolifter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airship#Heavy_lifting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airship#Heavy_lifting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CargoLifter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CargoLifter