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Forum: Freight Dogs

12th Dec 2016, 13:20

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AirLander take off then 2nd Flight Mishap

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Posted By Less Hair

So what has made the US abandon the AirLander...

So what has made the US abandon the AirLander before? Limited payload? Flight behavior? Do we know?

Forum: Freight Dogs

18th Aug 2016, 16:00

Replies: 356

AirLander take off then 2nd Flight Mishap

Views: 167,142

Posted By Less Hair

The ground handling is a pain, it needs huge...

The ground handling is a pain, it needs huge hangars nobody has to safely store it and ops are weather dependant like nobody else's while the cost are high and payloads and speeds are low.

Still...

Forum: Freight Dogs

18th Aug 2016, 11:48

Replies: 356

AirLander take off then 2nd Flight Mishap

Views: 167,142

Posted By Less Hair

So what are the advantages you see in this...

So what are the advantages you see in this technology?
A sigint plattform to loiter around for weeks, maybe. A rich man's helicopter? Not.

Forum: Freight Dogs

18th Aug 2016, 09:46

Replies: 356

AirLander take off then 2nd Flight Mishap

Views: 167,142

Posted By Less Hair

Maybe better think about your's, my friend. ...

Maybe better think about your's, my friend.

Huge airships failed 100 years ago. This is why we have aeroplanes today.

Forum: Freight Dogs

18th Aug 2016, 07:53

Replies: 356

AirLander take off then 2nd Flight Mishap

Views: 167,142

Posted By Less Hair

Having seen the Cargolifter fail in Germany and...

Having seen the Cargolifter fail in Germany and the US abandoning this concept any value remains to be proven.

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