Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 02:38:16 UTC No. 16580912

>>16580889
Yes but their missing their anti inertial system at the moment

Itll be with hover boards

N0ysg

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 03:24:50 UTC No. 16580938

>>16580889
they would be commercially viable, but with all the muslims everywhere now they would be too prone to blowing up.

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 03:25:30 UTC No. 16580940

>>16580938
I don't think they'd really be used for people transport. Maybe livestock or cargo.

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:07:26 UTC No. 16580958

They're too slow. Airplanes have the advantage over land and sea transport that they're fast but airships don't have that while still having less capacity.

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:26:23 UTC No. 16580965

Slow, small payload for its size and not really safer.

🗑️ Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:54:34 UTC No. 16580975

>>16580889
>>16580889
Airships could have a future in certain commercial applications, but they face significant challenges that make widespread adoption difficult.

. Speed and Efficiency: Airships are much slower than airplanes, which makes them less competitive for time-sensitive industries like passenger travel or cargo transport. They are also less fuel-efficient than airplanes, and while they use less fuel for lift, the engines are often inefficient compared to modern aircraft.

. Weather Sensitivity: Airships are highly susceptible to weather conditions such as high winds, storms, and turbulence. This makes them impractical for many locations or times, particularly in places with unpredictable weather or during adverse conditions.

. Infrastructure: Unlike airplanes, which rely on well-established airports, airships need specialized facilities for takeoff, landing, and docking, which would require significant investment in infrastructure. These facilities are limited and not widely available.

Cargo Capacity: While airships have a high lift-to-weight ratio, their cargo capacity is still much smaller compared to cargo planes, which limits their use for large-scale transportation.

However, there are niches where airships might find a place:
- Tourism and Advertising: The Goodyear Blimp and other airships have been used successfully for marketing, particularly for events or in scenic locations.
- Surveillance and Monitoring: Airships can remain aloft for long periods of time, making them ideal for surveillance, environmental monitoring, or telecommunications in remote locations.
- Niche Cargo Transport: For heavy cargo that needs to be moved in areas where traditional transportation is difficult (e.g., mountainous or remote regions), airships could provide a solution.

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 05:06:20 UTC No. 16580980

too slow
can't carry shit
probably expensive maintenance
>>16580938
you are a retard

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:07:19 UTC No. 16581014

what if we made an airship on vacuum?

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:32:39 UTC No. 16581023

>>16581014
I've already interogated claude about this
it's not possible with current materials science understanding but might be in the future

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:01:28 UTC No. 16581080

>>16580889
No, airships generally combine the bad parts of flying with the bad parts of land and sea travel which makes them extremely niche.

Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:32:49 UTC No. 16581101

>>16580975
>Niche Cargo Transport: For heavy cargo that needs to be moved in areas where traditional transportation is difficult (e.g., mountainous or remote regions), airships could provide a solution.
Another use could be for delivering mostly finished pre-fab houses that are closer to a traditional home than the mobile homes that exist today. An airship can lift up to 160 tons. A 2000 sq ft stick built home weights around 12 tons. A mobile home of equal size weights about 3 tons. In order to be able to deliver them over the road network, they are limited in both size and weight. Double or triple wide mobile homes must make many design compromises so they can be split into multiple parts. There is also additional work required to put the parts together on site.
An airship could deliver factory built homes in a single piece. Site prep would be necessary for all the utility connections and foundation. Different construction methods would be needed so the home would stay intact and not crumble while in transit. Deliveries would be weather restricted but none of these considerations are anywhere near deal breakers.

Anonymous at Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:14:38 UTC No. 16583169

>>16581080
but they have sovl

Anonymous at Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:19:34 UTC No. 16583175

>>16581014
The scale should read very nearly even with the pingpong ball side being very slightly lower.

Anonymous at Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:41:30 UTC No. 16583249

>>16580889
Why are they called airships now?
Is this a new zoomer thing?

Just call them blimps ffs

Anonymous at Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:57:52 UTC No. 16583382

>>16580975
Thanks, ChatGPT.

Anonymous at Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:18:02 UTC No. 16583387

>>16583249
Because a blimp is a type of airship. Once again we see most of /sci/ doesn't understand set theory.

Anonymous at Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:42:54 UTC No. 16583517

>>16583175
Pingpong balls aren't heavier than steal you fucking retard