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more about #airship aec007: I think someone's been watching "Battle for Terra" too many times... more » MushyHeirloom: Hop in my zeppelin, it's the shape of a whale, and it's about to set sail! more » OtisCabeal: Did you know that many buldings in chicago were built with zepplin landings on the roofs... After the hindenburg they were repurposed but many are sti... more » jinushaun: Pretty concept, but the designer isn't very familiar with the laws of physics... This thing will not fly as designed. more » Pessimippöpötåmus: I can't be helped but be reminded of this. more » Matthias Ackerly Welsh: Anyone else having Hitch Hikers Guide come to mind? more » Sora57: Oh the huge manatee! more » cynep: ...just jumping in to say KLM IS GONNA ROCK YOU! \o/ |o| _o_ more » Derek Erdmann: It takes 85 more years to have technology that was in the Watchmen universe in 1985? Reality sucks. more » sirtalis: Forget Jumbo-Jet, enter Orca-Air. more » bill000001002003004005: I'd be pretty surprised if United existed at all 20 years from now, let alone 85. more » jdale: Beautiful. But the view would be better if the seating was in the lower half and not the top, and that would probably make it easier to get passengers... more » OMG! Ponies!: With daily flights to the Olympus Mons Off-World Colony, the Tycho Crater Anomaly Research Station, and scenic Lakehurst, NJ. more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: I hope he is able to get some royalties off his original design more » Curves: At first glance I thought this was a picture of Shamu. more » Pope John Peeps II: Haha. So they "got wind of it" as the blimp was making its way to the prison? Which means they just foiled this awesome plan by the purest of luck. more » Segador: This would have resulted in the most nail-biting slow-speed chase ever. more » 1shado1: That's no zeppelin. Looks like a blimp to me. more » Curves: Give the guys buddies a hand. How many of your friends would try and break you out? more » friendslikeJimRome: Who were they trying to spring, a hamster? more » -
#airships
Beautiful Concept Airship Looks 85 Years into the Future
This whale-like entry into KLM Indonesia's aircraft design competition reminds me of the French "Manned Cloud" concept from a few years back. The WB-1010 would seat more than 1500 people, and use a combination of super-jet, helium, and wind power. More » -
#airships
Spanish Police Foil Remote-Controlled Zeppelin Jailbreak
In a plot that's crazy (and evil genius) enough to be from James Bond, three people have been arrested after police discovered their plan to free a drug trafficker from an island prison using a 13-foot airship carrying night goggles, climbing gear and camouflage paint. More » -
#airtravel
Aeolus Airship Concept Can Stay Aloft for Two Weeks
This oddball vertical airship is designed to stay in the air for a whopping two weeks without landing. It's powered by a crew of 2-4 people pedaling, presumably in an ironic nod to The Flintstones. More » -
#zeppelin
Can CO2 Worries and Rising Oil Costs Make Airships Popular Again?
With soaring fuel costs and greenhouse gas concerns, zeppelins might get their second chance to be a relevant mode of transportation. According to the New York Times, several countries are now looking into developing dirigibles for transporting things such as sightseers, postal deliveries and scientific payloads. France's postal service, La Poste, seems to have some of the most ambitious plans in mind: using airships on routes between France and Corsica or the Antilles in an effort to reduce emissions. More » -
#cloud9
'Manned Cloud' Airship, Around the World in Three Days
While I try to quell thoughts of "Oh, the humanity," take a look at another fanciful attempt to bring back the glory days of the Zeppelin airships. This one is called the Manned Cloud, and can fly fast enough to take a round trip around the globe in three days. The 1640-square-foot craft, whose French designers say could take to the skies in a year or so, will have 60 rooms and travel at a breakneck speed of 173mph. Since this behemoth gets its lift from helium, there's not much danger of a fiery hydrogen explosion like that ill-fated Hindenburg, so we're thinking it might be fun to float around the world in a luxo-hotel. Of all the ideas like this, maybe this one will be the one to actually fly. [Born Rich]
