Originally Posted by
Scuffers
Another totally pointless comparison.
or are you going to suggest that the next SpaceX Falcon booster will be solar-powered? (and please don't start go on about ion engines).
Just for clarity, I have no issue with people developing new tech, what I do have a beef with is pie-in-the-sky stupidity that's totally impractical without rewriting the laws of physics.
You certainly have a bee in your bonnet, if you cannot see the relevance of my statement ergo old ideas being revitalised with alternative thinking then you have just pigeon-holed yourself.
SpaceX is in the process of revolutionising space travel by out thinking, out engeneering and out performing legacy industries where it counts the most, in the customers wallet.
Airlander is possibly going to do the same, just because there aren't any markets just now doesn't mean there won't be in the future..