Comments on: Hydrogen Airship Fantasy http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense The Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg, U.S. Navy Airships, and other Dirigibles Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Timothy M http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-6324 Timothy M Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:11:04 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-6324 Someone really needs to edit the wikipedia page for it, otherwise many people could be caught out - whoever wrote it up neglected to mention any of this, or just didn't know. Unfortunately I can't do it as I have no experience editing wikipedia pages. So someone out there, fix those facts. Someone really needs to edit the wikipedia page for it, otherwise many people could be caught out – whoever wrote it up neglected to mention any of this, or just didn’t know. Unfortunately I can’t do it as I have no experience editing wikipedia pages. So someone out there, fix those facts.

]]> By: James Bond http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-4850 James Bond Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:43:30 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-4850 Good stuff, I will go back to watching their news today! Much better than the BBC who banned me from comments or blogs for including a web site link. I had to change my e mail address and switch IP as a result. Not posting to them again. Regards JB Good stuff,
I will go back to watching their news today! Much better than the BBC who banned me from comments or blogs for including a web site link. I had to change my e mail address and switch IP as a result. Not posting to them again.
Regards JB

]]> By: James Bond http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-4847 James Bond Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:17:58 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-4847 Very true!! Very true!!

]]> By: James Bond http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-4846 James Bond Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:15:53 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-4846 Hi folks, The Zeppelin NT is an interesting airship to fly and I thought the year I spent flying one does add to a CV. BUT you have to be realistic that after I assisted DZR to sell the no 2 NT to the NEC in Japan, where the advertising budgets are very high and passengers will pay very high ticket prices, the NEC, a very experienced airship operator in Japan, went bust recently for 15 million dollars, the biggest one airship operator failure in history. Only the military could fund the development of such an expensive type of airship, but they were not interested and only mega rich friends of Google can afford to buy one. The fastest airship in the world is in reality the Skyship 600L (Lycoming engines) that can do 70 kts as it has 600 hp (2 times 300) with a volume of 7100 cu mtrs, the NT has 3 times 200 hp engines, but a volume of 8800 cu mtrs. Steve was a great pilot, but only he was willing to pay the FIA fees involved for the record. Hi folks,
The Zeppelin NT is an interesting airship to fly and I thought the year I spent flying one does add to a CV. BUT you have to be realistic that after I assisted DZR to sell the no 2 NT to the NEC in Japan, where the advertising budgets are very high and passengers will pay very high ticket prices, the NEC, a very experienced airship operator in Japan, went bust recently for 15 million dollars, the biggest one airship operator failure in history. Only the military could fund the development of such an expensive type of airship, but they were not interested and only mega rich friends of Google can afford to buy one.
The fastest airship in the world is in reality the Skyship 600L (Lycoming engines) that can do 70 kts as it has 600 hp (2 times 300) with a volume of 7100 cu mtrs, the NT has 3 times 200 hp engines, but a volume of 8800 cu mtrs. Steve was a great pilot, but only he was willing to pay the FIA fees involved for the record.

]]> By: Jerin http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-4301 Jerin Sat, 22 May 2010 16:42:21 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-4301 Turtle Airships, Skycat, Cargolifter, Aereon-26, how many times must we fail before we ACTUALLY succeed in building a noteworthy rigid airship? I pray to GOD that the Sunship and Aeroscraft ML-866 pan out because both have a pre-existing companies backing them instead of hot air, pardon the pun. Not to mention they aren't as big as the SS United States(Hi dynalifter), at 120 and 210 feet, respectively. Cross your fingers, everyone! And don't forget your tickets! Turtle Airships, Skycat, Cargolifter, Aereon-26, how many times must we fail before we ACTUALLY succeed in building a noteworthy rigid airship? I pray to GOD that the Sunship and Aeroscraft ML-866 pan out because both have a pre-existing companies backing them instead of hot air, pardon the pun. Not to mention they aren’t as big as the SS United States(Hi dynalifter), at 120 and 210 feet, respectively. Cross your fingers, everyone! And don’t forget your tickets!

]]> By: Michael Hopp http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-4166 Michael Hopp Thu, 13 May 2010 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-4166 Beautiful idea, poor design. I'd seen this myself a while back, and the first thing that I thought was "How terribly un-aerodynamic." The second thing I thought was "Hydrogen?! That can't be right..." Yet again, great idea but poor concept. Just like that Soviet design that had virtually no room for gas cells... Beautiful idea, poor design. I’d seen this myself a while back, and the first thing that I thought was “How terribly un-aerodynamic.”

The second thing I thought was “Hydrogen?! That can’t be right…”

Yet again, great idea but poor concept. Just like that Soviet design that had virtually no room for gas cells…

]]> By: Cary Cupka http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-3875 Cary Cupka Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:41:02 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-3875 Add to your list of "gullible" media outlets non other than the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Their April 2010 issue of Sport Pilot carried a news clip titled "Airship promises green luxury airship travel" on page 16 in the Aeroinnovations section highlighting "cutting edge developments." I reckon they might as well have said "Airship promises heaven on earth." I could jump off here into a little "harmless" cynicism of my own, but I'll spare your readers the venting. Thanks for helping me come back from my little flight of fancy. Now I have to go around recovering my integrity with everyone I talked to about this in my social circles.... Add to your list of “gullible” media outlets non other than the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Their April 2010 issue of Sport Pilot carried a news clip titled “Airship promises green luxury airship travel” on page 16 in the Aeroinnovations section highlighting “cutting edge developments.”

I reckon they might as well have said “Airship promises heaven on earth.” I could jump off here into a little “harmless” cynicism of my own, but I’ll spare your readers the venting.

Thanks for helping me come back from my little flight of fancy. Now I have to go around recovering my integrity with everyone I talked to about this in my social circles….

]]> By: Gary http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-3380 Gary Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:44:03 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-3380 A wonderful exercise in creativity. It's always nice to dream a little. A wonderful exercise in creativity. It’s always nice to dream a little.

]]> By: Dallas S http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-2880 Dallas S Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:19:41 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-2880 But it has given us all an opportunity to stretch our minds, hasn't it? Remember what they said about heavier than air aviation before it was proven... Be careful with your words; use the best, most digestible words to slate anything,,, you may have to eat them later. But it has given us all an opportunity to stretch our minds, hasn’t it? Remember what they said about heavier than air aviation before it was proven…
Be careful with your words; use the best, most digestible words to slate anything,,, you may have to eat them later.

]]> By: Matt O http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense#comment-2879 Matt O Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:32:33 +0000 http://www.airships.net/?p=6240#comment-2879 Yeah we sure are narrow minded. Apologies are going out starting now. It became clear to me after I watched the YouTube video that this Airship will be Skippered by none other than Harry Potter, and the propulsion and control system is the always green PFM (Pure Friggin' Magic) System. I wish to order my ticket on this new Airship's inaugural flight, but I demand that the destination be the Planet of Pandora! See how open-minded I am? Yeah we sure are narrow minded. Apologies are going out starting now. It became clear to me after I watched the YouTube video that this Airship will be Skippered by none other than Harry Potter, and the propulsion and control system is the always green PFM (Pure Friggin’ Magic) System.

I wish to order my ticket on this new Airship’s inaugural flight, but I demand that the destination be the Planet of Pandora! See how open-minded I am?

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