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Zeppelins set for comeback

Published: 24 December, 2008, 22:52
Edited: 06 April, 2010, 05:20

The DT-N1 (Dirizhabl (zeppelin) Tsiolkovsky - #1)

A Russian company specialising in airships is planning to build a hard-shelled zeppelin capable of lifting 180 tonnes at a time – more than any modern cargo plane.

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John Stafford April 06, 2010, 05:18 quote

I hope they consider using a mixture of hydrogen and helium. Hydrogen is much cheaper and provides greater lift, but it is flammable. By mixing it with helium they can eliminate the risk of fire/explosion. Helium is a limited and depleting resource.

Rune July 05, 2011, 10:35 quote

They should use vacum for lift.Nothing is lighter, and hopefully with the use of nano techology there will be possible to build a light enough shell to stand against the pressure.

But I guess if the catastrophy first starts, and the balloon implodes....

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