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The New Age of Airships Is Here—And It’s Electric
Submitted 8 months ago by bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a44495888/the-electric-airship-revolution-is-almost-here/
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kirklennon@kbin.social 8 months ago
Rooty@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve been reading stories about the return of airships all my life. Unless they make them weatherproof, it’s not happeninh.
eddietrax@dmv.social 8 months ago
“It’s electric”
Boogie woogie woogie
qooqie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Any links to a non paywalled article?
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Ahhh, much better. Thank you.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 months ago
ripcord@kbin.social 8 months ago
Or just open it in Firefox and click the reader mode button.
qooqie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m mobile only, but if I ever need to this is good to know
dan1101@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Hindenberg.jpg
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
“In 1930, there was no way to detect [hydrogen]—it was a tasteless, odorless, invisible gas,” Prentice says, noting that today you can buy handheld detectors on Amazon that are capable of sensing hydrogen in parts per million. “Hydrogen will not burn at anything less than four parts per hundred, so long before you get to any risk of a fire with hydrogen, you can ventilate the area… Hydrogen is much harder to burn than people think.”
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 8 months ago
We should strap a nuclear reactor to one and use it for cargo that is dangerous.
sramder@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“Oh… the humanity!!”
just_squanch_it@lemmy.one 8 months ago
“one broad with a static-y vest…”
blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I’m entirely on board with this, figuratively but also literally, if given the opportunity. It would be a blast to ride one of these things long distance. As far as cargo goes, I’d like to see a comparison on volume- if it can carry more cargo, it might still out-perform faster cargo planes just for sheer tonnage.
JaymesRS@literature.cafe 8 months ago
fubo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
She’s got a zeppelin full of eccentrics.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 months ago
Are there that many flights that their emissions alone would be problematic (assuming all other forms of emissions are eliminated with EVs and other green energy sources)?
4am@lemm.ee 8 months ago
About 3.5% of the effects of climate change in 2022. So, yes.
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Yes.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Big electric zeppelins could replace some shipping as well.
Railcar8095@lemm.ee 8 months ago
You have a MASSIVE assumption in there honestly.
Taringano@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Of course, there are all. Those. Chem trails
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 months ago
To be fair, water vapor is a chemical.
sramder@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Popular Science/Mechanics runs this story every 5 years. I’m not even going to read it this time ;-)
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
They are cool though. I remember watching the one in the bond film as a kid