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Old 5th Sep 2011, 13:13
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500 above
 
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There is more chance of Nicosia coordinating a handover to Antalya than this thing ever taking to the sky sadly!

With 60% buoyant lift (static lift) I would be interested to see how it won't need re-ballasting. Aerodynamic lift only comes into the equation with forward motion. The fineness ratio of an airship is not the best, however i would have thaught from past experience an extra 40% sounds ambitious. Vectored thrust lift should easily be achievable, depending on the power plants. Turbine power in an airship (only ever known of one, for the US military) will eat the fuel lower down (airship territory) and kill the endurance. Any ideas of what they may be? At least the crew would have longer to listen to the hot sounding Gander radio operator chicks!

Anyway, off for a Mythos and some souvlaki!
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