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Source: https://youtu.be/eFVl3Dbus6U
Original: https://youtu.be/SxCFCoI2pjk
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Source: https://youtu.be/eFVl3Dbus6U
Original: https://youtu.be/SxCFCoI2pjk
ErniesWidow
That is one big, fat drone.
JeanLucPicard
Lol reminds me of the newest crypto memecoin I found the other day based on an Elon Musk tweet... https://blimpsrock.net/
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
i kind of miss chicago
mortalxCOIL
I Had no idea Chicago used to be a collection of boats.
WhatUpDog3000
That was a Goodyear
oldmanflags
Ah man it was an awful year
masterschreck
Everyone those boats or this video had passed away by now. It's kinda haunting watching this but nice that their memory was preserved.
McFrazzlestache
Everyone in this video is dead.
GravyEducation
Someone's on a dirigible to FP
deathpeppers
Pretty nice view from @op's mom, the old gal.
iQuitlmgurAndNeverLookedBack
Great Find Op!
Magnebro
DeOldify, super-res and DAIN?
Xeigho
Kirov reporting
maxpower001
Wow, Chicago didn’t even existed... only water and logs and some ships! Amazing ??
klean9
And 107 years later we fly on Mars!
oopplesandboonoonoos
Today I learned that Chicago is just some boats in a pier.
Flodos
This music makes me want to HAVE A GOOD DAY!
Jacksmashsteel
Stolen and put on fb
Merky600
19...14?!?!
WhatANut23
Chicago was a lot smaller back then.
Fudgel
https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/knabenshue-roy/
DistortionWorldGod
Peope were living in color back in 1914?
rudejohn
Did you say In Living Color?
VaderWasANazi
simplemusings
First thing I think of when I see dirigibles now: Archer Season 1 Episode 7 Skytanic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1564607/
simplemusings
My Dad passed in Feb and I miss us watching Archer together. Never in the same room mind you it made Dad blush. But he loved it. Love U Dad
Cholf
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
asgers
Am I the only one thinking about LA beast on YouTube, when hearing the music theme?
maverickda6
Thank you! My brain was hurting.
p4r4noid4ndroid
Haha yes!! Followed by an inevitable hurl. I think needs gaming used this clip too a couple times.
OrgasmicBloodFart
my fav was the sriracha challenge
p4r4noid4ndroid
*Neebs gaming
jw0451
It's a shame dirigibles are so fragile and susceptible to weather. I'd love them to make a comeback.
BabiesAreGreatMedRare
Kim Kardashian
copingcabana
I'd dirige the shit out of stuff.
bigfluffydonkeydick
www.airships.net/dirigible/ Airships, Dirigibles, Zeppelins, & Blimps: What’s the Difference?
WaxyNips
Especially the evil ones!
BeardofReason
That would be a good year.
UrbanNorthern
Jemmos
Say no to Dirigibles! ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY ZEPLIN!
Tumescentpie
I'm surprised Elon musk hasn't turned it into a "brand new" technology like the hyperloop (which is like a hundred year old idea).
3Davideo
And slow, and vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, and already at the physical limit of minimum size vs capacity...
The1nternetWasAMistake
BenHobson
I'm waiting for the tech breakthrough that makes the vacuum airship possible.
NotTheDickYoureLookingFor
Absolutely!
Sirtopumhat
Lampmonster
I always have to question when is Archer acting stupid to be annoying, and when is he actually stupid.
Boredoom
Look... the man knows the name of the scientist that discovered blood types, yet he doesn't know his own blood type. So yeah...
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I don't think he's ever acting stupid. It's all real. He's clueless about a bunch of stuff and then knows a ton about other random stuff.
Lampmonster
His rant about Animal Farm and joke about graduating with a degree in Spanish bragging, and Lana's response, indicate he does fake it.
Userlivewire
The problem is that helium is a non-renewable resource. We can’t really create more. Once it’s used up that’s it.
stingingnettlegurlL7
Agreed. And it’s already scarce. We need it for medical and science functions.
TitanThree
We can always switch to hydrogen. If the new fleet is meant for cargo the risk is acceptable.
Userlivewire
From what I’ve heard the issue has more to do with building the logistics network capable of transporting and storing that much H worldwide.
jw0451
Tell that to the sun!
Userlivewire
Sure there’s tons of it there but we can’t get to it.
iSellTeenyTinyFrogGreenBabyCoffins
We just have to go at night, duh.
Vaeyn
They're busy developing some electric ones. Supposed to make cargohauls rhat are slow but very cheap
JoshuaFalken
Make the outer skin out of flexible photo-voltaic panels. Could probably stay in the air indefinitely.
taciturnpachyderm
That is so awesomely sci-fi!
JoshuaFalken
Make it a cloud city on a planet like venus.
GINGIVITISSS
Dumb question, but how much weight could one of those successfully lift? Or is the goal to have a whole bunch doing medium sized transports?
thatguyisreallydeep
Most will be small, but Lockheed says their hybrid airship could be scaled up to a 500 ton capacity - exceeding the largest cargo planes.
PlaidBastard
It's actually a pretty interesting scaling question, because the lifting power cubes as the weight of the gas envelope squares...'VERY big.'
PlaidBastard
(Wind/weather affects them proportional to surface area, too, so the bigger it gets, the more stable, just like seagoing vessels.)
PlaidBastard
I think aerodynamic drag would also favor larger airships, but that's both from surface area (surface drag) and volume ('air displacement').
CommanderLiteral
(1) The LMH-1 is being designed around 20 tons of cargo for the standard model, but can be scaled up to support upwards of 500 tons.
CommanderLiteral
(2) Comparably speaking, our largest cargo planes carry a little under 90 tons, but 65 tons of that is the weight of the plane and fuel.
Noevilgifs
The amount of helium they need and leak takes away from the helium needed for research purposes
BarbedWireCatheter
That’s what they said about my crack cocaine consumption. Did that stop me from smoking crack? Fuck no, #crackforlife
iSellTeenyTinyFrogGreenBabyCoffins
Follow your dreams
Medic36
Maybe try another light gas. Hydrogen maybe? #jokes
NunyaBizness
Propane
JoshuaFalken
Lol...didnt see the jokes part at first glance
Medic36
thrashingcows
I agree 100%! Dirigibles should be the future of air travel globally, slow yes, but could be engineered for a very low carbon footprint.
RedIronCrown
They can't compete with trains and boats for slow cargo and regular planes for fast. Their niche is places where there's no infrastructure.
Amythas
or you know "cruise line" where your slow traveling for holidays
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
The downside is you need over 1 cubic meter of volume per kilo of mass (~13 ft³/lb). That's why the gondola is tiny.
RedIronCrown
That's an even smaller niche but possibly a fun one.
laiskamato
They might meet them at the middle though; faster than boats, more economic than planes and no need to swap from one method to another.
laiskamato
Small infra footprint too. A couple of helipads on a logistics yard and you're good to go. H*ck, they might do their own crane-lifting!
laiskamato
(I'm a fan.)