Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote The problem is that once you disembark nobody will take you seriously with that helium voice.
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@Nickiquote @BobLefridgeLol ok.
But seriously, I think the main flaw with airships is that helium is expensive and non-renewable. Once it escapes into the atmosphere it's gone on any human timescale, and we're probably past peak helium already.
@passwordsarehard4 @Nickiquote @BobLefridge @swope We can just switch to hydrogen. Nobody reads history anyway.
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote it used to hang in the air in exactly the same way bricks don't. You could see it clearly from miles away in Milton Keynes when it was testing.
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@Nickiquote Hindenbussy!
@blueemu @Nickiquote You must always finish on the Hindenbach!
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
I'll bet they made it so it can fart.
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote Butt stuff aside, Airlander is a dumb fucking name for an aircraft
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@Nickiquote Everyone needs to get a blimp, because blimps are pretty pimp.
@StarkRG @Nickiquote A man of culture, I see.
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote Baby's got back! ...er, front?
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote@mstdn.social
If it goes military, they'll have to rename it the US Ass Force.
Wonder where the bomb bay doors will be?
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote If it stays up for more than five days, call your doctor?
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@Nickiquote@mstdn.social
I bet it has an onlyfans account@calcius @Nickiquote onlypropellers
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
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@calcius @Nickiquote onlypropellers
@vonxylofon @calcius @Nickiquote
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Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote mmmmmm
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Well, it's so clear!
Amazing that they designed it like this. I can hardly imagine no one saw this, which would make it even funnier.@pascaline @Nickiquote I like to imagine it's similar to the Emperor's New Clothes.
Maybe the original designer did it on purpose, maybe they didn't. But once it got presented with enough gravitas, nobody wanted to be the one to point it out. Some were too embarrassed to admit they thought that, others were driven to play along because omg flying bum! But ultimately, a whole chain of people saw it, knew exactly what they were looking at, and said "yes, that will do nicely." -
Okay but, is it… meant to look like that?
@Nickiquote is it piloted by Huw Jass?
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@passwordsarehard4 @Nickiquote @BobLefridge @swope We can just switch to hydrogen. Nobody reads history anyway.
This 2025 paper proposes an 80% hydrogen / 20% helium semi-rigid airship where the helium is positioned as a protective buffer around critical components.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896325022232
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@Nickiquote is it piloted by Huw Jass?
@Nickiquote also do you fly it by the seat of your pants?
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This 2025 paper proposes an 80% hydrogen / 20% helium semi-rigid airship where the helium is positioned as a protective buffer around critical components.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896325022232
@BobLefridge @passwordsarehard4 @swope @Nickiquote That’s pretty cool, actually.
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@Nickiquote@mstdn.social
If it goes military, they'll have to rename it the US Ass Force.
Wonder where the bomb bay doors will be?
Ths would have made Strangelove sooo much more funny.@AnguaDelphine @Nickiquote
For niche supply transport to places far from attack that have no road, airstrip or water access.Very limited application.
The USA had Zepp -like (but helium not hydrogen) aircraft carriers. Both destroyed by weather. This has the same flaw. The biplanes hung from trapezes and could dock without stalling. Launch was simple.
