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Old 18th Aug 2016, 15:32
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how it works

60% lift from buoyancy, 40% lift from aerodynamics, +/- 25% from vectored thrust.

I assume that's a very simplified account of what really happens - obviously at take off it can only have a maximum of 85% lift, and climbs, but in the cruise with 100% it has to stay level
and that's without mentioning the 10t of cargo it may or may not have
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