Huge Airships coming soon!

Alaskan-Dad · 01-26-2009, 02:58 PM

Is it a jet or a Cruise ship?
The answer might be both and it would use less energy that either Cruise Ship or Airlines jets!

Aticle link

DDG1976 · 01-26-2009, 04:10 PM

Didn't ABB try to do this about 10 years ago?

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006...craft_rebi.php

winwun · 01-26-2009, 05:47 PM

I'm thinking hoax, hype, or photoshop, or all the above, for did anyone notice the size of the port-holes in the airship, compared to the size of the windows in the jet-liners, which are closer to the camera, yet the windows are much smaller ?

The allusion to a whale in the name of the Airship is too cutsie to mention.

Alaskan-Dad · 01-26-2009, 06:38 PM

Winwun,
Your right that is not a photo but is a rendering of what they will look like, not a real craft .
Prototype will be out next year they say :roll:

Cal25 · 01-27-2009, 08:40 AM

I could understand the windows being bigger. The blimp would travel at much lower altitudes thus not needing to be preasurised. A larger window would alow for better sight seeing which would ceartainly be one of the draws for the blimp.

I'd be interested in giving it a try.

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01-26-2009, 05:47 PM	#3
winwun Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 169	I'm thinking hoax, hype, or photoshop, or all the above, for did anyone notice the size of the port-holes in the airship, compared to the size of the windows in the jet-liners, which are closer to the camera, yet the windows are much smaller ? The allusion to a whale in the name of the Airship is too cutsie to mention. __________________ If everyone picked up a couple of pieces of litter, pretty soon there wouldn't be ANY, and wouldn't THAT be nice ? Luke, 11: 21
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01-26-2009, 06:38 PM	#4
Alaskan-Dad Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Thorne Bay SE Alaska Posts: 131	Winwun, Your right that is not a photo but is a rendering of what they will look like, not a real craft . Prototype will be out next year they say :roll: __________________ Three Greys Lifan GY-5's
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01-27-2009, 08:40 AM	#5
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	I could understand the windows being bigger. The blimp would travel at much lower altitudes thus not needing to be preasurised. A larger window would alow for better sight seeing which would ceartainly be one of the draws for the blimp. I'd be interested in giving it a try.
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