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> warehouse to warehouse deliveries Maybe, but smaller blimps don't have very much throughput compared to trucks, much less rail. A Hindenburg sized megablimp
by brucethemoose2 3y ago
> warehouse to warehouse deliveries
Maybe, but smaller blimps don't have very much throughput compared to trucks, much less rail. A Hindenburg sized megablimp that can actually carry a lot (but still way less than rail + trucks) is logistically difficult.
Seems like the niche is more point-to-point, where a large cargo needs to get somewhere unusual or unscheduled, and kinda quick. Something too big or too cheap for a helicopter, and maybe where a manned truck would not work or have a similar cost.
- ianburrell 3y agoArticle says 4 tons of payload. That is one truck load. Might even be a panel truck.
- mschuster91 3y agoPerfect for wind turbine blades - their ever increasing length makes shipping them a pain, but they are very lightweight.
- brucethemoose2 3y agoYeah, thats the perfect application. Maybe prefab structures too? All but the smallest dwellings are too bulky for roads.
- brucethemoose2 3y agoOh I missed that. Its more than I expected from a "small" prototype blimp.
- Turskarama 3y agoThis one is also somewhat of a prototype though, the plan is to make much larger airships in the future.