> I assume airships aren't allowed to touch the ground because it needs to rotate with the wind. It can touch it, it’s just that because it’s designed to be bu

> I assume airships aren't allowed to touch the ground because it needs to rotate with the wind. It can touch it, it’s just that because it’s designed to be buoyant, it won’t have a good grip without enforcing it. > For an LZ, the load could just be slung then released. The solutions I’ve seen discussed are closer to what you see on ships or airplanes: narrow passerelles for people and a roll-on-roll-off option for heavier equipment. The issue is to have a system that can handle a literal ton of either extra weight (that’s easy if the nacelle can push on the ground) or less weight (the part that would need anchoring). Most aeronautical mitigations are nowhere fast enough to avoid buckling.