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Old 20th Aug 2016, 17:44
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Reading the Zeppelin write-ups, what comes across most clearly is how fragile these leviathans actually were and how safe operations were maintained only by continued heroic effort on part of the crew.
Indeed, prudence above all was the mantra of Hugo Eckener, the guru of post WW1 LTA travel. Whenever it was disregarded, disaster followed. Yet any sort of reliable tourism service mandates that the schedule hold priority. That is a serious conflict imho.


The Airlander promises to materially widen the margin of safety in some aspects, but its reliance on dynamic lift adds new issues. Meanwhile, the old airship problems of wind and precipitation impacts on the hull have not really been addressed, much less resolved.
Color me deeply skeptical.
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