The Hindenburg accident happened and fixed-wing aircraft were a better solution for most scenarios. I think that even though airships are using safer gases the

The Hindenburg accident happened and fixed-wing aircraft were a better solution for most scenarios. I think that even though airships are using safer gases these days, the images of the Hidenburg plummeting to the ground still sit in people's minds. By the way, for those interested in figures, this is the state of the art in regards to airships: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin_NT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin_NT