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Old 21st Aug 2016, 07:17
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lederhosen
 
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Airships also have wind limits, the Zeppelin NT I have read is limted to 35 knots for takeoff and landing and one was destroyed by wind in Botswana. Given the south east trades blow more or less continuously I could imagine the wind might also be a issue for an airship, never mind the journey time. Given the prices they charge for trips in Friedrichshafen they do not seem cheap to operate either.
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