Re: The joy of Zeppelins

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

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.
 

Somewhere I have his book (in German) but haven’t gotten around to reading
it yet.

--
Pete