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Airship-sized containers of the most easily leaked inflammable substance known to man, hovering near sparking power lines, what could possibly go wrong?
by natch 3y ago
Airship-sized containers of the most easily leaked inflammable substance known to man, hovering near sparking power lines, what could possibly go wrong?
- ThomasLaporte 3y agoOur envelope is antistatic so it reduces greatly the risks you are referring to. We can't wait to conduct a real life test of our hylighter crashing in a power line (there are places to conduct such tests in France).
- natch 3y agoAre you convinced that your antistatic envelope is the only potential source of sparks, arcs, flames or other catalysts of ignition? Are you aware of squirrels, chipmunks, birds, spiders, insects, wires, and branches? You do say that you will stay a suitable distance away though, so that is good.
- RealityVoid 3y agoHave you ever seen sparking power lines outside of movies? Power lines don't normally spark, unless there is something seriously wrong with them.
- rootusrootus 3y agoI've seen them spark, but only in wind conditions which would themselves already be impossible for an airship to fly in.
- ThomasLaporte 3y agoYes exactly, we are doing a preventive maintenance solution. So we fly whenever possible to assess the condition of the power line.
- TylerE 3y agoLines? No. Relays and transformers? Yes.
- quickthrower2 3y agoIf they are flying into or near enough to spark (within 1 metre?) of power lines you have a bigger problem: the operator is not in control of where it is flying.