Sujet : Re: The joy of Zeppelins
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 04. Nov 2024, 22:56:47
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On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:21:14 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
I’d love it! The Zeppelin Gesellschaft is (or was) recently building LTA
vehicles for tourism. I’d fly in one in a heartbeat.
Only semirigid, last I heard -- half balloon and half old-style Zeppelin.
I think the full rigids are considered too fragile for safety. This in
spite of the fact that ex-Navy man Hugo Eckener had a 100% safety record
in piloting hydrogen-filled craft.